Faustin I of Haiti

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Faustin I of Haiti was a 19th-century Haitian ruler who declared himself emperor and led the country under a short-lived monarchy marked by authoritarian rule and grand imperial pageantry.

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Emperor of Haiti 5
Faustin I of Haiti canonical 2
Prince Royal of Haiti 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monarch
person
birthName Faustin-Élie Soulouque
linked to: Faustin Soulouque
burialPlace Petit-Goâve, Haiti
linked to: Petit-Goâve
capitalDuringReign Port-au-Prince
child Olga Faustin
coronationDate 18 April 1852
coronationPlace Port-au-Prince, Haiti
linked to: Port-au-Prince
countryOfCitizenship Haiti
dateOfBirth 1782
dateOfDeath 1867
endOfReignCause revolution
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Black Haitian
familyName Soulouque
followedBy Second Haitian Republic
givenName Faustin
governmentFormDuringReign monarchy
historicalPeriod post-independence Haiti
knownFor authoritarian rule
establishing the Second Empire of Haiti
grand imperial pageantry
languageSpoken French
Haitian Creole
militaryRank general
monarchOf Haiti
nobleTitle Emperor of Haiti
linked to: Faustin I of Haiti
notableEvent self-proclamation as Emperor of Haiti in 1849
officeEnd Emperor of Haiti 1859
President of Haiti 1849
officeStart Emperor of Haiti 1849
President of Haiti 1847
overthrownBy Fabre Geffrard
placeOfBirth Petit-Goâve, Saint-Domingue
placeOfDeath Petit-Goâve, Haiti
linked to: Petit-Goâve
politicalIdeology authoritarianism
positionHeld Emperor of Haiti
linked to: Faustin I of Haiti

President of Haiti
precededBy First Haitian Republic
predecessor President Jean-Baptiste Riché
regnalName Faustin I
reign 1849–1859
religion Roman Catholicism
residence National Palace of Haiti
spouse Adélina Lévêque
style His Imperial Majesty
successor President Fabre Geffrard

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Jacques-Victor Henry positionHeld Prince Royal of Haiti
linked to: Faustin I of Haiti
Haitian Constitution of 1805 declaredTitleOfRuler Emperor of Haiti
linked to: Faustin I of Haiti
President of Haiti precededBy Emperor of Haiti
linked to: Faustin I of Haiti
First Empire of Haiti titleOfRuler Emperor of Haiti
linked to: Faustin I of Haiti
Faustin I of Haiti positionHeld Emperor of Haiti
linked to: Faustin I of Haiti
Faustin I of Haiti nobleTitle Emperor of Haiti
linked to: Faustin I of Haiti