Gebre Krestos of Ethiopia
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Gebre Krestos (Ge'ez ገብረ ክርስቶስ, "Servant/slave of the Cross) was nəgusä nägäst (18 March 1832 - 8 June 1832) of Ethiopia. He was the son of Gebre Mesay.
He was largely a figurehead, set on the throne by the Enderase or Regent, Ras Ali II an Oromo princeling of the district of Yejju; but shortly afterwards Ali II deposed Gebre Krestos in favor of his brother Sahle Dengel; Sahle Dengel was disapproved for his religious beliefs by the clergy of Azazo, who convinced Ras Ali to recall Gebre Krestos from exile on Mesraha, an island in Lake Tana, and restore him as Emperor. Gebre Krestos then reigned three months until his death; E.A. Wallis Budge reports that some authorities believe he was poisoned.[1]
After an interregnum of a few months, the throne was once again held by his brother Sahle Dengel.
[edit] Bibliography
- ^ E. A. Wallis Budge, A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia, 1928 (Oosterhout, the Netherlands: Anthropological Publications, 1970), p.481
| Preceded by Iyasu IV |
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Succeeded by Sahle Dengel |
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