A European visitor in this man's court once said of his wife that "[she] perhaps in another milieu would have been a Christina of Sweden or a Catherine the Great."
A European visitor in this man's court once said of his wife that "[she] perhaps in another milieu would have been a Christina of Sweden or a Catherine the Great." This ruler approached the predecessor in his most famous position with a rock on his neck in a traditional gesture of submission and that predecessor recognized him as the leader of Shewa. This ruler supposedly ordered three electric (*) chairs for his kingdom, but had no means of producing electricity, and so used one as a throne. This man succeeded Yohannes IV despite not being the chosen successor by claiming that he could trace a direct male ancestry to King Solomon. This husband of Taytu Betul was supported by England, France, and Russia in a war sparked by a translation discrepancy in the Treaty of Wuchale. For 10 points, who was this Emperor of Ethiopia who defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa?
A European visitor in this man's court once said of his wife that "[she] perhaps in another milieu would have been a Christina of Sweden or a Catherine the Great."
Menelik II (accept Sahle Maryam)