Susenyos II

Susenyos II
Emperor of Ethiopia
ReignAugust–December 1770
PredecessorTekle Haymanot II
SuccessorTekle Haymanot II
Diedc. 1771
DynastyHouse of Solomon
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo

Susenyos II (Amharic: ሱስንዮስ; died c. 1771) was Emperor of Ethiopia from August 1770 to December 1770. His name at birth was Wolde Giyorgis; he was the son of a noble woman who had lost her fortune and made her living by carrying jars of water, while it was rumored that he was the illegitimate son of the deceased ruler Iyasu II. The Scottish traveller James Bruce, who was living in the capital city of Gondar at the time, described him as "a drunkard, a ruffian, and a profligate".