Henri Christophe was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti.
Portrait by Richard Evans, c. 1816
Equestrian statue of Henri Christophe in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince
Haitian gourde coin with portrait of Henry I in the style of a Roman solidus, minted c. 1820.
In this portrait executed by Johann Gottfried Eiffe, a German artist in the Royal Court, Henry wears the grand cross of the Royal and Military Order of St. Henry (Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Henry)
The Haitian Revolution was a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti.
Haiti at the beginning of the Haitian revolution in 1791
Jean-Baptiste Belley, as depicted by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson.
Slave rebellion of 1791
General Toussaint Louverture