Lunalilo

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Lunalilo
Photograph by Menzies Dickson
King of the Hawaiian Islands (more...)
Reign	January 8, 1873 – February 3, 1874
Predecessor	Kamehameha V
Successor	Kalākaua
Born	(1835-01-31)January 31, 1835 Pohukaina, Honolulu, Oahu
Died	February 3, 1874(1874-02-03) (aged 39) Haimoeipo, Honolulu, Oahu
Burial	February 28, 1874[1][2] Royal Mausoleum at Mauna ʻAla (temporary) November 23, 1875[3] Lunalilo Mausoleum, Kawaiahaʻo Church
Names William Charles Lunalilo
House	Kalaimamahu
Father	Charles Kanaina
Mother	Kekāuluohi

Lunalilo (William Charles Lunalilo; January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874) was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from his election on January 8, 1873, until his death a year later.

Born to Kekāuluohi and High Chief Charles Kanaʻina, he was of royal descent and a grandnephew of King Kamehameha I. He was educated at the Royal School by American missionaries and was proclaimed eligible for the throne by King Kamehameha III. After the death of King Kamehameha V, he was elected to the throne in 1873 by a unanimous decision of the legislature of the kingdom. Due to his popularity and status as Hawaii's first elected monarch, he became known as "The People's King". He died a year later from tuberculosis.