Mentewab
Mentewab (Ge'ez: ምንትዋብ; c. 1706 – 27 June 1773) was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I. She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Walatta Giyorgis (Ge'ez: ወለተ ጊዮርጊስ). Mentewab was a major political figure during the reigns of her son the Emperor Iyasu and grandson Iyoas. Empress Mentewab was also known by the honorific of Berhan Mogassa (Ge'ez: ብርሃን ሞገሳ). This was to complement the honorific of her son Iyasu II, who was Berhan Seged.
| Mentewab ምንትዋብ | |||||
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| Itege | |||||
Itege (Empress) Mentewab lying prostrate at Mary's feet at Nerga Selassie in Lake Tana, 1748. | |||||
| Empress of Ethiopia | |||||
| Tenure | 8 November 1723 – 19 September 1730 | ||||
| Coronation | 23 December 1730 | ||||
| Born | c. 1706 Qwara, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire | ||||
| Died | 27 June 1773 (aged 66–67) Qwasqwam Palace, Gondar, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire | ||||
| Burial | Monastery Church of St Mary of Qwasqwam | ||||
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| Issue | Iyasu II Woizero Walatta Takla Haymanot Woizero Walatta Israel Woizero Aster Woizero Altash | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Solomon | ||||
| Father | Dejazmatch Manbare of Dembiya | ||||
| Mother | Woizero Yenkoy | ||||
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