Menen Asfaw
Noble person
1891 – 1962
Who was Menen Asfaw?
Empress Menen Asfaw was the wife and consort of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. Empress Menen was the daughter of Asfaw, Jantirar of Ambassel. She was a direct descendant of Emperor Lebna Dengel, through Emperor Gelawdewos and his daughter Princess Enkulal Gelawdewos and this genealogy was deleted from the official history of Etege Menen. The title of Jantirar has traditionally belonged to the head of the family holding the mountain fortress of Ambassel, and Jantirar Asfaw was one of them. Her mother was Woizero Sehin Mikael, half-sister of Lij Iyasu, and daughter of Negus Mikael of Wollo. Woizero Sehin's mother, Woizero Fantaye Gebru, was a direct descendant of Emperor Susenyos I in the "Seyfe Melekot" line. Empress Menen and Emperor Haile Selassie were the parents of six children: Princess Tenagnework, Prince Asfaw Wossen, Princess Tsehai, Princess Zenebework, Prince Makonnen, Duke of Harar, and Prince Sahle Selassie.
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- Born
- Apr 3, 1891
- Spouses
- Haile Selassie
(1911 - 1962/02/15)
- Haile Selassie
- Children
- Religion
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Died
- Feb 15, 1962
Addis Ababa - Resting place
- Holy Trinity Cathedral
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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