Kīnaʻu
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Princess Kalani Ahumanu i Kaliko o Iwi Kauhipua o Kīnaʻu, also known as Elizabeth Kīnaʻu was Kuhina Nui of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as Kaʻahumanu II, queen regent and dowager queen.
Barthélémy Lauvergne 'Princess Kinau', watercolor and ink wash over graphite, 1836, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Kamehameha II
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Kamehameha II was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1819 to 1824. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu ʻIolani. It was lengthened to Kalani Kaleiʻ
Kīnaʻu
…after Kamehameha moved his capital back to Kailua-Kona. Kīnaʻu was first married to her half-brother Liholiho (1797–1824) who ascended in 1819 as King Kamehameha II. In 1824, at around 19 years of age, she became Dowager Queen when Kamehameha II died in London with his favorite wife, Queen Kamāmalu, who was also…
Portrait of Kamehameha II, drawn by John Hayter, 1824.
The royal yacht Haʻaheo o Hawaiʻi
Sketch in London just before his death
In the royal box at London, 1824