Gelawdewos, Ethiopian emperor (born 1521)

Gelawdewos

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1540 to 1559

Galawdewos, also known as Claudius in European sources, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 3 September 1540 until his death in 1559, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Atsnaph Sagad I. A male line descendant of medieval Amhara kings, he was a younger son of…