Kingdom of Haiti

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Haiti and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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President Henri of Haiti was proclaimed King Henry I, thereby dissolving the State of Haiti and creating the Kingdom of Haiti. The Kingdom was conquered by its southern counterpart, the Republic of Haiti, in 1820.

Establishment

March 1811: President Henri was proclaimed King Henry I, thereby dissolving the State of Haiti and creating the Kingdom of Haiti.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. War of Christophe´s Secession

On 26 March 1811, Henri Christophe created a kingdom in the north of Haiti and was later proclaimed Henry I, King of Haïti.

October 1820: Haiti: Ill and infirm at age fifty-three, King Henry committed suicide by shooting himself with a silver bullet rather than risk a coup and assassination. His son and heir was assassinated 10 days later. King Henry was buried within the Citadelle Laferriere.