Yohannes III

Yohannes III
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign30 August 1840 – October 1841
PredecessorIyasu IV
SuccessorSahle Dengel
Reign1845–1845
PredecessorSahle Dengel
SuccessorSahle Dengel
Reign1850–1851
PredecessorSahle Dengel
SuccessorSahle Dengel
Bornc. 1797
Diedc. 1873 (aged 75–76)
SpouseMenen Liben Amede
DynastyHouse of Solomon
FatherTekle Giyorgis I
Religion

Yohannes III (c. 1797 – c. 1873) was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1840 and 1851, and a member of Solomonic dynasty. He was the son of Tekle Giyorgis. He was largely a figurehead, with real power in the hands of the Enderase or Regent, Ras Ali II a princeling of the Yejju Dynasty. Ras Ali's mother was the Empress Menen Liben Amede.