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Amha Selassie of Ethiopia

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Reign April 8, 18! "e#ruar$ 1%,1%proclaimed in e&ile and accepted #$ him as legitimate'

Coronation ever rownedBorn Jul$ *%, 11+

Birthplace overnors -alace, .arrarDied "e#ruar$ 1%, 1%(aged 8/)

Place of death 0cean, 2irginiaPredecessor .aile 3elassie 4

HeirApparent 5era 6aco# Amha 3elassie, rown -rince of 7thiopiaConsort 7mpress 0edferiashwor A#e#e

!ss"e 49iga$ehu0ar$am 3enna

3ehin Ae#e3ifrash ;iu

5era 6aco#

Royal Ho"se .ouse of 3olomon

Royal anthem 4t$opia .o$ "e#ruar$ 1%,1%) was the last7mperor of 7thiopia' "irst proclaimed 7mperor during the unsuccessful coup attempt #$ the 4mperial uards against

his father .aile 3elassie 4in

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eventuall$ remarried to -rincess0edferiashwor A#e#e, and would father three more daughters, -rincesses 0ariam

3enna, 3efrash, 3ehin, and a son -rince 5era 6aco# Amha 3elassie'4n

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#uried in the 4mperial famil$ vaults at .ol$ ?rinit$ athedral in Addis A#a#ain a huge ceremonial funeral presided

over #$ -atriarch A#une -aulos'

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ie his father, Amha 3elassie o#tained man$ orders' ?hese included:

?he rand ollar and hain of the=rder of 3olomon(in 1F/)

?he ordon =rders of the=rder of the 3eal of 3olomon,=rder of .ol$ ?rinit$,=rder of 0eneli 44, and

the=rder of the 3tar of 7thiopia