Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Princess_Ruth_Keʻelikōlani
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Hawaiian princess
gptkbp:adoptedSon gptkb:Leleiohoku_II
gptkbp:ancestry Kamehameha I (grand-uncle)
gptkbp:birthDate February 9, 1826
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Honolulu,_Oʻahu,_Kingdom_of_Hawaiʻi
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mauna_ʻAla_Royal_Mausoleum,_Nuʻuanu,_Honolulu
gptkbp:child John William Pitt Kīnaʻu
gptkbp:cousin gptkb:Bernice_Pauahi_Bishop
gptkb:King_Kamehameha_IV
gptkb:King_Kamehameha_V
gptkb:Queen_Emma
gptkb:Queen_Liliʻuokalani
gptkbp:deathDate May 24, 1883
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Honolulu,_Oʻahu,_Kingdom_of_Hawaiʻi
gptkbp:ethnicity Native Hawaiian
gptkbp:father gptkb:Kekuanaōʻa
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ruth_Luka_Keanolani_Kauanahoahoa_Keʻelikōlani
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Kamehameha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani
gptkbp:knownFor Maintained traditional Hawaiian lifestyle
Refused to speak English
Staunch defender of Hawaiian traditions
gptkbp:languageSpoken Hawaiian
gptkbp:legacy Bequeathed land to Bernice Pauahi Bishop
Her estate became part of Kamehameha Schools endowment
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Kalani_Pauahi
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hawaiʻi
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Keʻelikōlani
Princess Ruth
gptkbp:notableEvent Opposed annexation of Hawaiʻi
Participated in royal funerals and ceremonies
Survived smallpox epidemic of 1853
gptkbp:notableFor Preserving Hawaiian language and culture
Large landholdings
Refusing to convert to Christianity
gptkbp:philanthropy Donated land for public use
Supported Hawaiian causes
gptkbp:portrait Bishop Museum
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kamehameha_Dynasty
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Traditional_Hawaiian_religion
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Huliheʻe_Palace
gptkb:Keōua_Hale
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Isaac_Young_Davis
gptkb:Leleiohoku_I
gptkbp:successor Bernice Pauahi Bishop (inheritor of estate)
gptkbp:title High Chiefess
Royal Governor of Hawaiʻi Island
Princess of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Huliheʻe_Palace
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5