Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (born 1471)

Eskender

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1478 to 1494

Eskender was Emperor of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Constantine II. He was the son of Emperor Baeda Maryam I by his wife Queen Romna. His early years would see the jostling for power between the nobility and the ecclesiastical elite.

Emperor of Ethiopia

The emperor of Ethiopia, also known as the Atse, was the hereditary ruler of the Ethiopian Empire, from at least the 13th century until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975. The emperor was the head of state and head of government, with ultimate executive, judicial and…