| LC control no. | n 93044897 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kamehameha II, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1797-1824 |
| Variant(s) | Liholiho, 1797-1824 |
| See also | Hawaii. Sovereign (1819-1824 : Kamehameha II) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Kailua Kona (Hawaii) |
| Birth date | 1797-11 |
| Death date | 1824-07-14 |
| Place of birth | Hilo (Hawaii) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Profession or occupation | Kings and rulers |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Bishop Museum Archives for Angus, D. Papers, ca. 1859-1960 (King Kamehameha II) LC data base, 5-13-93 (hdg.: Kamehameha II, King of the Hawaiian Islands, 1797-1824) Kamehameha II, c2001: t.p. (Kamehameha II: Liholiho) page 3 (Liholiho, who became Kamehameha II, was born in Hilo ... in Nov., 1796 or 1797 ; d. 1824; His father was Kamehameha I ) Wikipedia, viewed February 20, 2015: article, Kamehameha II (born November 1797 in Hilo, Hawaii, died July 14, 1824 in London, England; second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii; birth name was Liholiho; eldest son of Kamehameha I and his highest-ranking consort Queen Keōpuolani; his official guardian later was Queen Kaʻahumanu (another wife of Kamehameha I), who ruled with Kamehameha II as co-regent when he ascended to the throne at the capital city of Kailua Kona on May 20, 1819, at the age of 21; best remembered for breaking the ancient system of religious laws, thus leading to presence of Christian missionaries in Hawaii; the king did not convert, however, because he wished to retain his 5 wives and thus was the last Hawaiian king to practice polygamy; known also for his pleasure-seeking, including purchase of Massachusetts-built yacht known as Cleopatra's Barge, upon which he entertained foreign visitors; contracted measles on a visit to England, and died in London; burial was at the Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum in Hawaii on May 11, 1825) |
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