Mentewab
Sign in to saveMentewab (Ge'ez: ምንትዋብ; c. 1706 – 27 June 1773) was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother (and regent) of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I. She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Walatta Giyorgis (Ge'ez: ወለተ ጊዮርጊስ). Mentewab was a major political figure during the reigns of her son the Emperor Iyasu and grandson Iyoas. Empress Mentewab was also known by the honorific of Berhan Mogassa (Ge'ez: ብርሃን ሞገሳ). This was to complement the honorific of her son Iyasu II, who was Berhan Seged. thumb|Stamp of Mentewab by Afewerk Tekle
Person
- Born
- 1706-00-00
- Died
- 1773-06-27
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Key facts
- Royalty.consort
- yes
- Royalty.name
- Mentewab
- Royalty.title
- Itege
- Royalty.succession
- Empress of Ethiopia
- Royalty.image
- The Empress Mentewab (2380768777).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Itege (Empress) Mentewab lying prostrate at Mary's feet at Nerga Selassie in Lake Tana, 1748.
- Royalty.image_size
- 200px
- Royalty.reign
- 8 November 1723 – 19 September 1730
- Royalty.coronation
- 23 December 1730
- Royalty.succession1
- Regent of the Ethiopian Empire
- Royalty.reign1
- 19 September 1730 – 26 June 1755
- Royalty.reign type1
- Regency
- Royalty.issue
Key dates
- Born
- 1706
- Died
- 27 June 1773
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Qwara
- Place of death
- Gondar
- Spouse
- Bakaffa
- Occupation
- empress consort
- Position held
- queen consort
- Family
- House of Solomon
- Image
- The Empress Mentewab (2380768777).jpg
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Article
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- Life
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Mentewab (Ge'ez: ምንትዋብ; c. 1706 – 27 June 1773) was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother (and regent) of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I. She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Walatta Giyorgis (Ge'ez: ወለተ ጊዮርጊስ). Mentewab was a major political figure during the reigns of her son the Emperor Iyasu and grandson Iyoas. Empress Mentewab was also known by the honorific of Berhan Mogassa (Ge'ez: ብርሃን ሞገሳ). This was to complement the honorific of her son Iyasu II, who was Berhan Seged. thumb|Stamp of Mentewab by Afewerk Tekle
==Life== Mentewab was born in Qwara province. She was a daughter of Dejazmach Manbare of Dembiya by his wife, Woizero Yenkoy. Mentewab married Emperor Bakaffa in Qwara on 6 September 1722, becoming his second wife (his first wife having mysteriously died on the day she was crowned, immediately following her coronation banquet).