Sophia Desta
| Princess Sophia Desta | |||||
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| Princess of Ethiopia | |||||
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1 January 1933 Ethiopian Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Captain Dereje Haile Mariam | ||||
| Issue | Woizero Hannah Mehreta Selassie | ||||
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| House | House of Solomon | ||||
| Father | Desta Damtew | ||||
| Mother | Princess Tenagnework | ||||
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo | ||||
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Princess Sophia Desta is the daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.[1] She is also the widow of Captain Dereje Haile Mariam.[2] She married him at Addis Ababa, on 31 January 1959 (in a double wedding with her sister Sabla Wangel). Captain Dereje Haile Mariam born in 1937 and he was killed at Addis Ababa, on 16 December 1960). They had an only daughter:
- Woizero Hannah Mehreta Selassie (born in 1961, Addis Ababa). She married Ato Aklok Desta, son of Ato Desta Aklok. They had issue, one son:
- Lij Desta Aklok.
Princess Sophia Desta was imprisoned, mistreated and humiliated with other princesses of the Imperial Family from 1974 to 1988
Title, style and honours
Title
- 2 April 1930 - Present: Her Highness Princess Sophia Desta-Solomon of Ethiopia
Honours
National dynastic honours
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House of Solomon: Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba[3] - House of Solomon: Recipient of the Refugee Medal[3]
- House of Solomon: Recipient of the Silver Anniversary Medal of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen[3]
- House of Solomon: Recipient of the Emperor Haile Selassie I Ruby Jubilee and 75th Birthday Medal[3]
Foreign honours
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Malaysia: Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia[4] -
Cambodia: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Queen Kossomak[3] -
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[5]
Ancestry
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References
- ↑ Royal Ark
- ↑ "Emperor Haile Selassie I, Part 3". Institute for African Alternatives. Archived from the original on November 20, 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 , Ethiopian imperial family page information
- ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/7132788@N07/5015753869/
- ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado
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