PRESENTATION OUTLINE
This is Queen Liliuokalani
But she wasn't always Royal
She was born September 2 1838, by the name of Lydia, to a high ranking family in Hawaii
Her mother was an advisor of the king, which put her in high ranking, and got her a modern education
Since she was of high status, she was a member of the Kings court.
She was married to the Son of a boston sea captain, who was a member of the Hawaiian government
In 1874, her brother was chosen as King
In 1877, her second brother died, making her the heir to the throne
As the Kings regent, she organized schools for young Hawaiians
In 1891 her brother, the King, died
This meant she inherited the throne, being the first ever women to occupy the Hawaiian throne
While in power, Liliuokalani tried to implement a new constitution that would restore the power to the Monarchy that it lost during her brothers reign
In 1893 a group of Americans tried to overthrow her
She tried to appeal to President Grover Cleveland to reinstate her as Queen
President Cleveland offered to reinstate her if she pardoned the crimes of the Americans who tried to overthrow her
She denied the offer, but then accepted it
But then Sanford Dole and his posse denied her of the reinstatement
The government became a Republic, with Sanford Dole as its president
A loyalist tried to restore her to the throne which failed and got her (Liliuokalani) charged with Treason, and punished to house arrest
She then agreed to officially give up the Monarchy, which also meant pardoning the revolters (After this she claimed the abdication was not official)
She had no children so she appointed her Niece as Heir
In 1896 her and her niece tried to convince the president to restore the monarchy
She fought the annexation of Hawaii
1898 the USA government annexed Hawaii
Liliukalani died at the age of 79 of a stroke
FUN FACT:
Liliuokalani was a musician and she wrote 160+ songs and chants in her lifetime, one of which became the Hawaiian National Anthem
My Reaction:
I was very surprised about a lot of things, like about how easy it was for her to become queen, but how hard things were for her once she became queen. I was also interested that she fought so hard to come back to power.