| Mentewab ምንትዋብ | |||||
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| Itege | |||||
.jpg) Itege (Empress) Mentewab lying prostrate at Mary's feet at Nerga Selassie in Lake Tana, 1748. | |||||
| Empress of Ethiopia | |||||
| Tenure | 8 November 1723 – 19 September 1730 | ||||
| Coronation | 23 December 1730 | ||||
| Born | c. 1706 Qwara, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire | ||||
| Died | 27 June 1773 (aged 66–67) Qwasqwam Palace, Gondar, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire | ||||
| Burial | Monastery Church of St Mary of Qwasqwam | ||||
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| Issue | Iyasu II Woizero Walatta Takla Haymanot Woizero Walatta Israel Woizero Aster Woizero Altash | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Solomon | ||||
| Father | Dejazmatch Manbare of Dembiya | ||||
| Mother | Woizero Yenkoy | ||||
Mentewab (Ge'ez: ምንትዋብ; c. 1706 – 27 June 1773) was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother (and regent) of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I.[1][2] She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Walatta Giyorgis (Ge'ez: ወለተ ጊዮርጊስ).[3] Mentewab was a major political figure during the reigns of her son the Emperor Iyasu and grandson Iyoas. Empress Mentewab was also known by the honorific of Berhan Mogassa (Ge'ez: ብርሃን ሞገሳ). This was to complement the honorific of her son Iyasu II, who was Berhan Seged.
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