Tisseme Darge

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Woizero Tisseme Darge was the daughter of Ras Darge Sahle Selassie, Prince of Selale, and granddaughter of Sahle Selassie, Meridazmach of Shewa. She was a first cousin to Emperor Menelik II.

As part of the agreement by Menelik (then King of Shewa) and Wagshum Gobeze Gebre Medhin, Menelik recognized the Wagshum as Emperor Tekle Giyorgis II, and in return Tisseme Darge was given in marriage to Tekle Giyorgis' half-bother Haile Wolde Kiros of Lasta. Woizero Tisseme and Haile had a son, Ras Kassa Haile Darge, who succeeded Ras Darge as head of the Selale branch of the dynasty, and later became President of the Crown Council under Emperor Haile Selassie.

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