Sara Gizaw
| Sara Gizaw | |
|---|---|
| Duchess ofHarar | |
| Born | 1 January 1929 Rayana Kobo,Wollo Province,Ethiopian Empire |
| Died | 17 February 2019(aged 90) Addis Ababa,Ethiopia |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Prince Makonnen, Duke of Harar |
| Issue | Prince Paul Wossen-Seged, Duke of Harar
Prince Mikael Prince Dawit Prince Taffari Prince Beede Mariam |
| House | House of Solomon |
| Father | Gizaw Abera |
| Mother | Aisha Tola |
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo |
Princess Sara Gizaw, Duchess of Harar(1 January 1929 – 17 February 2019) was the widow ofPrince Makonnen,[1]Duke (Mesfin) of Harar and second son of EmperorHaile SelassieofEthiopia.
Biography
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Princess Sara was born on 1 January 1929.[2]Her father was Gizaw Abera, a formerNibure IdofAxum,and her paternal grandfather wasDejazmachAbera Tedla. Her mother was Aisha Tola, a Muslim woman from Tigray.
She was educated at theRoyal Infirmary Nursing School of Edinburgh.
She was the mother of five sons, Paul Wossen Seged Makonnen, Mikael Makonnen, Tefferi Makonnen, Beede Mariam Makonnen and the late Dawit Makonnen (also known as Makonnen Makonnen). In her day, Princess Sara was renowned as one of the most beautiful women at the Court of the Emperor of Ethiopia.[citation needed]She was widowed in 1957 when her husband, the Duke of Harar, was killed in a car accident.[3]She often accompanied the Emperor on foreign visits, and acted as one of his official hostesses along withPrincess Tenagneworkafter the death of EmpressMenen.[citation needed]
Princess Sara was imprisoned with the other women of the Imperial Family of Ethiopia in 1974, and was released from prison in 1988.[1]At the time of her death Princess Sara resided inAddis Ababa.[citation needed]Princess Sara's eldest son, late Prince Paul Wossen Seged was second in line to the Ethiopian throne, and was expected eventually to becomeheir presumptiveas the current claimant, Crown PrinceZera Yacob Amha Selassiehas no legitimate son.
Death
[edit]Princess Sara died on 17 February 2019, at the age of 90.[4]
Honours
[edit]| Styles of Princess Sara Gizaw, Duchess of Harar | |
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| Reference style | Her Imperial Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial Highness |
National dynastic
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House of Solomon:Dame Grand Cordon of theImperial Order of the Queen of Sheba- House of Solomon:Recipient of theSilver Anniversary Medal of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen
- House of Solomon:Recipient of the Emperor Haile Selassie I Ruby Jubilee and 75th Birthday Medal
Foreign
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Germany:Dame Grand Cross of theOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany(1954)[5][6]
Netherlands:Dame Grand Cross of theOrder of the House of Orange[7]
Sweden:Member of theRoyal Order of the Seraphim(15 November 1954)[8]
Greece:Dame Grand Cross of theOrder of Beneficence(1954)[citation needed]
Austria:Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria(1954)[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Ethiopia Frees 7 Relatives of Haile Selassie".The New York Times.Reuters. 22 May 1988.Retrieved11 November2010.
- ^Geneall
- ^Paul B. Henze,Layers of Time(New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 260
- ^Borkena
- ^Pinimg
- ^Pinimg
- ^Flickr
- ^Per Nordenvall,Kungliga Serafimerorden 1748-1998(1998). See thelist of knights
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1929 births
- 2019 deaths
- Ethiopian princesses
- Ethiopian Royal Family
- Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the House of Orange
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Beneficence (Greece)
- Recipients of the Grand Decoration with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria