Victor-Henry Christophe, son of King Henri Christophe, died 206 years ago.
Two hundred and six years ago, on October 18, 1820, Victor-Henry Christophe was killed in Milot, at the Palace Sans Souci built by his father. With his death, the Haitian monarchy came to an end.
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A Heir to the Throne
Victor-Henry Christophe was born on March 3, 1804, in Cap-Haïtien, then called Cap-Français. He was the son of Henri Christophe and Queen Marie-Louise Coidavid. His father declared himself King of Haiti on March 26, 1811. With his three older brothers having died before the kingdom was proclaimed, Victor received the title of Royal Prince of Haiti, which he held from 1811 to 1820.
A Very Brief Reign
After his father's death on October 8, 1820, the prince would have been proclaimed King under the name Henri II. He took the lead of the royalist party in a country shaken by the northern revolution. Barely ten days later, insurgents killed him at the Palace Sans Souci, and the monarchy vanished immediately.
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