Yohannes III
Male, Deceased Person
1824 – 1873
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Who was Yohannes III?
Emperor Yohannes III was the last of the elder "Gondar" line of the Solomonic dynasty to reign over Ethiopia. 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 had compelled Emperor Yohannes to marry Ras Ali's mother, the formidable Empress Menen Liben Amede, who dominated both her second husband and her son.
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