Kamehameha II, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1797-1824
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found: NUCMC data from Bishop Museum Archives for Angus, D. Papers, ca. 1859-1960(King Kamehameha II)
found: LC data base, 5-13-93(hdg.: Kamehameha II, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1797-1824)
found: Kamehameha II, c2001:t.p. (Kamehameha II: Liholiho) page 3 (Liholiho, who became Kamehameha II, was born in Hilo ... in Nov., 1796 or 1797 ; d. 1824; His father was Kamehameha I )
found: Wikipedia, viewed February 20, 2015:article, Kamehameha II (born November 1797 in Hilo, Hawaii, died July 14, 1824 in London, England; second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii; birth name was Liholiho; eldest son of Kamehameha I and his highest-ranking consort Queen Keōpuolani; his official guardian later was Queen Kaʻahumanu (another wife of Kamehameha I), who ruled with Kamehameha II as co-regent when he ascended to the throne at the capital city of Kailua Kona on May 20, 1819, at the age of 21; best remembered for breaking the ancient system of religious laws, thus leading to presence of Christian missionaries in Hawaii; the king did not convert, however, because he wished to retain his 5 wives and thus was the last Hawaiian king to practice polygamy; known also for his pleasure-seeking, including purchase of Massachusetts-built yacht known as Cleopatra's Barge, upon which he entertained foreign visitors; contracted measles on a visit to England, and died in London; burial was at the Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum in Hawaii on May 11, 1825)
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2015-11-13: revised
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