Yohannes III | |
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Emperor of Ethiopia | |
Reign | 30 August 1840 – October 1841 |
Predecessor | Iyasu IV |
Successor | Sahle Dengel |
Reign | 1845–1845 |
Predecessor | Sahle Dengel |
Successor | Sahle Dengel |
Reign | 1850–1851 |
Predecessor | Sahle Dengel |
Successor | Sahle Dengel |
Born | c. 1797 |
Died | c. 1873 (aged 75–76) |
Spouse | Menen Liben Amede |
Dynasty | House of Solomon |
Father | Tekle Giyorgis I |
Religion |
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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.