Opechancanough
thumb|A 1585 painting of a Chesapeake Bay warrior by John White; this painting was adapted to represent Opechancanough in the engraving above.
Person
- Born
- 1554-01-01
- Died
- 1646-01-01
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Key facts
- Officeholder.caption
- 'John Smith taking the King of Pamunkey prisoner', a fanciful image of Opechancanough from Smith's General History of Virginia (1624). The image of Opechancanough is based on a 1585 painting of another native warrior by John White (see below)
- Officeholder.office
- Paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy
- Officeholder.predecessor
- Opitchipam
- Officeholder.successor
- Necotowance
- Officeholder.birth_date
- c. 1554
- Officeholder.death_date
- 1646 (aged 92)
- Officeholder.death_place
- Jamestown, Colony of Virginia, British America
- Officeholder.death_cause
- Shot in the back while a prisoner
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Name
- Powhatan warrior
- Powhatan chief
- Connection with Don Luis
- Illness
- Representations
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A 1585 painting of a Chesapeake Bay warrior by John White; this painting was adapted to represent Opechancanough in the engraving above.
Opechancanough ( ; – ) was a sachem (or paramount chief) of the Powhatan Confederacy in present-day Virginia from 1618 until his death. He had been a leader in the confederacy formed by his older brother Powhatan, from whom he inherited the paramountcy.