Jacques-Victor Henry Explained

Type:monarch
Henry II
Prince Royal of Haiti
Succession:King of Haiti (unproclaimed)
Reign:8 October 1820 –
18 October 1820
Full Name:Jacques-Victor Henri Christophe
Predecessor:Henry I
Successor:Jean-Pierre Boyer
Religion:Roman Catholicism
Birth Date:3 March 1804
Birth Place:Empire of Haiti
Death Place:Sans-Souci Palace, Kingdom of Haiti
Father:Henry I
Mother:Marie-Louise Coidavid

Jacques-Victor Henry,[1] Prince Royal of Haiti (3 March 1804 – 18 October 1820) was the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Haiti.[2]

He was the youngest child of Henri Christophe, then a general in the Haitian Army, by his wife Marie-Louise Coidavid. His father became President of the State of Haiti in 1807, and on March 28, 1811, he was proclaimed King of Haiti. The Prince Royal had two older brothers who both died before the proclamation of the kingdom, so he became the heir apparent with the title Prince Royal of Haiti, which came with the style of Royal Highness.

Following the death of his father on October 8, 1820, the Prince Royal should have been proclaimed as King Henri II of Haiti, but the country was already in turmoil and he never had a chance. Ten days later, he was murdered after being bayoneted by revolutionaries at the Sans-Souci Palace.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Christophe . Henri . Clarkson . Thomas . Henry Christophe & Thomas Clarkson: A Correspondence. 1952. University of California Press. en.
  2. Book: Cole, Hubert. Christophe, King of Haiti. 1967. Viking Press. 978-0-670-00280-1. en.