Sophia Desta
| Princess Sophia Desta | |||||
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| Princess of Ethiopia | |||||
| Spouse | Captain Dereje Haile Mariam | ||||
| Issue | Woizero Hannah Mehreta Selassie | ||||
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| House | House of Solomon | ||||
| Father | Desta Damtew | ||||
| Mother | Princess Tenagnework | ||||
| Born |
1 January 1933 Ethiopian Empire | ||||
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo | ||||
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Princess Sophia Desta is the daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.[1] She is also the widow of Captain Dereje Haile Mariam.[2] She married him at Addis Ababa, on 31 January 1959 (in a double wedding with her sister Sebla Wangel). Captain Dereje Haile Mariam born in 1937 and he was killed at Addis Ababa, on 16 December 1960). They had an only daughter:
- Woizero Hannah Mehreta Selassie (born in 1961, Addis Ababa). She married Ato Aklok Desta, son of Ato Desta Aklok. They had issue, one son:
- Lij Desta Aklok.
Honours
National honours [3]
- Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba.
- Coronation Medal (1930).
- Jubilee Medal (1955).
- Jubilee Medal (1966).
Foreign honours
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Queen Kossomak (Kingdom of Cambodia, 04/05/1968).[4]