Rasendranoro Explained

Rasendranoro
Spouse:Andrianaly
Issue:Prince Rakatomena
Princess Rasoherina
Princess Razafinandriamanitra
Dynasty:Hova
Father:Andriantsimianatra
Mother:Princess Raketaka
Birth Date:1860
Birth Place:Kingdom of Madagascar
Death Date:9 December 1901 (aged 40—41)
Death Place:Algiers

Princess Rasendranoro of Madagascar (1860 – 9 December 1901) was a member of the Malagasy royal family and the older sister of Ranavalona III.

Biography

Princess Rasendranoro was the daughter of Princess Raketaka of Madagascar and Andriantsimianatra. She was an older sister of Ranavalona III.[1] She moved into an apartment in the royal palace after her sister was crowned queen.[2] In 1881 Rasendranoro married a nobleman named Andrianaly.[3] She had three children.[4]

In 1897, after the monarchy was abolished and French colonial rule was enforced, Rasendranoro, along with her daughter and her aunt, Princess Ramasindrazana, joined the queen in Toamasina.[1] They took a ship to Réunion, where they lived in exile.[5] The party arrived in Pointe des Galets and were taken to Saint-Denis. They took up residence in the Hotel de l'Europe. A few days after arriving, Rasendranoro's daughter, Princess Razafinandriamanitra, died from complications related to childbirth.[6] [7] A month after arriving in Réunion, the royal family moved into a house owned by Madame de Villentroy, located near the government offices. Rasendranoro lived there for two years until the royal family was forced to move by the French government, and brought to Marseille. After living in France for a few months, they were transferred to French Algeria, and lived in a villa in Algiers.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: dadabe saina gasy par "mpirenireny ela": Barrier Marie-France Ranavalo derniére reine de Madagascar Balland 1996. Mpirenireny. Ela. 27 February 2014.
  2. Book: Maisons royales, demeures des grands à Madagascar. 1 January 2005. KARTHALA Editions. Google Books. 9782811138578.
  3. Web site: La Revue maritime. 29 June 1884. Les Grandes éditions francaises. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Notes sur Madagascar. Laurent. Crémazy. 29 June 1883. Berger-Levrault et Cie. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Madagascar: Rapatriement des restes mortels royaux - Les noms des quatre princesses connus . Mahetsaka . Par. 20 January 2010 . fr.allafrica.com. 2019-06-29.
  6. Book: Aldrich, Robert. Banished Potentates: dethroning and exiling indigenous monarchs under British and French colonial rule, 1815-1955. 18 January 2018. Oxford University Press. Google Books. 9781526135315.
  7. Web site: La " Petite fille du Bon Dieu " au cimetière de Saint-Denis (2). 15 April 2019. Montray Kréyol.
  8. [#CITEREFBarrier1996|Barrier 1996]