Célita Soulouque

Princess Célestine Marie Françoise Soulouque (13 February 1848 – 27 January 1912) was a Haitian princess and the daughter of Emperor Faustin I and Empress Adélina Lévêque.

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Exile

In 1859, her father was overthrown in a coup led by General Fabre Geffrard. Following the emperor's abdication, and Geffrad's proclamation of the Third Haitian Republic and election as president, the imperial family were forced into exile.^{[citation needed]}

Célita was ten years old when the empire fell, and spent most of her childhood in exile, first in Jamaica, then Paris, and finally Curaçao, where they were granted asylum by King William III of the Netherlands.^{[citation needed]}

She did not return to Haiti until 1867, when her cousin President Sylvain Salnave, authorized the return of the imperial family. A few weeks after the family's return to Haiti, Célita's father died, leaving her older sister, Olive, Princess Imperial, as heir to the imperial throne.^{[citation needed]}

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Célita Soulouque

Early life and family

Exile

Marriage

References

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