Kingdom of Haiti
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The Kingdom of Haiti was the state established by Henri Christophe on March 28, 1811 when he was proclaimed King Henry I having previously ruled as president. This was Haiti's second attempt at monarchal rule as Jean-Jacques Dessalines had previously ruled over the Haitian Empire from 1804 to 1806. King Henry never ruled over the whole of Haiti as following the assassination of Emperor Jacques the country was split with Henry ruling over the north of the country as President of the State of Haiti and Alexandre Pétion ruling as President of the Republic of Haiti in the south. As a result of the split it was only the northern part of the country which became the Kingdom of Haiti.
During his reign he buillt 6 castles, 8 palaces (including the Sans-Souci Palace and the Citadelle Laferrière fortress, built to protect the Kingdom from possible French invasions). The King also created a noble class for the Kingdom creating 4 princes, 8 dukes, 22 counts, 37 barons and 14 chevaliers.
Following a stoke and support for his rule waning Henry committed suicide on October 8, 1820 and was buried at the Citadelle Laferrière fortress. His son and heir the Prince Royal was killed 10 days later at the Sans-Souci Palace by revolutionaries. Following Henry's death the kingdom was reunited with the southern Republic of Haiti with Jean Pierre Boyer as President.
