Queen Lili’uokalani was born September 2, 1838, in Honolulu. Lili’uokalani was adopted by Abner Paki and his wife Konia (King Kamehameha 1 granddaughter). Lili’uokalani had a sister Bernice Pauahi (Her dad’s biological daughter) and three brothers, David Kalākaua, Miriam Likelike and William Pitt Leleiōhoku. She went to a royal school and became fluent in English.
She married John Owen Dominis, son of an American sea captain, in 1862. They lived with his widowed mother at Washington Place. This is the official residence of the governor of Hawaii.
Her brother, David Kalākaua was crowned king and put her other brother, William Pitt Leleiōhoku as his heir. Three years later William died at age 23.This made her next in line to the throne. King Kalākaua killed himself in 1891. After this Lili’uokalani had to sign an oath to keep the constitution.
Under the constitution, she held little control over the government. She drafted a royalist constitution, but it was rejected. On January 17, 1893, forces overthrew the government and proclaimed a provisionist government with Sanford B. Dole as president. Lili’ withdrew from her residence and told her supporters to be patient and avoid bloodshed. In January, She was arrested for playing a role in a attempted takeover, even though she denied it. After she was released, she fought to restore the Hawaiian kingdom. She died at age 79 in the year 1917.
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