Lunalilo
Lunalilo (William Charles Lunalilo; January 31, 1835 – February 3, 1874) was the sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii from his election on January 8, 1873, until his death a year later.
| Lunalilo | |||||
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Photograph by Menzies Dickson | |||||
| King of the Hawaiian Islands | |||||
| Reign | January 8, 1873 – February 3, 1874 | ||||
| Predecessor | Kamehameha V | ||||
| Successor | Kalākaua | ||||
| Born | January 31, 1835 Pohukaina, Honolulu, Oahu | ||||
| Died | February 3, 1874 (aged 39) Haimoeipo, Honolulu, Oahu | ||||
| Burial | February 28, 1874 Royal Mausoleum at Mauna ʻAla (temporary) November 23, 1875 | ||||
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| House | Kalaimamahu | ||||
| Father | Charles Kanaina | ||||
| Mother | Kekāuluohi | ||||
Born to Kekāuluohi and High Chief Charles Kanaʻina, he was of royal descent and a grandnephew of King Kamehameha I. He was educated at the Royal School by American missionaries and was proclaimed eligible for the throne by King Kamehameha III. After the death of King Kamehameha V, he was elected to the throne in 1873 by a unanimous decision of the legislature of the kingdom. Due to his popularity and status as Hawaii's first elected monarch, he became known as "The People's King". He died a year later from tuberculosis.
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