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Find a Grave Memorial ID: 19829783. Source citation. He was born a prince with a bloodline stretching back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, the son of an Ethiopian emperor and heir to the treasures of one of Africa's richest royal dynasties.
Mar 17, 2019 · His seven-year-old son Prince Alemayehu was taken to the UK along with the looted treasures. Strands of the Emperor’s hair were given to the National Army Museum in London 60 years ago.
Sep 22, 2023 · The crown prince died aged 18 in 1879 after an unhappy upbringing in Britain. He was buried at Windsor Castle near London, but recent requests to have his body returned have been turned down.
May 23, 2023 · Buckingham Palace has refused a repeated request to repatriate the remains of Prince Dejatch Alemayehu of Abyssinia — which includes modern-day Ethiopia — who was taken from his home at age 6...
Sep 23, 2023 · A lock of hair from an Ethiopian prince who died in 1879 and artefacts looted by the British army during a 19th-century battle against Ethiopia’s Emperor Tewodros II have been returned to the...
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May 25, 2023 · Buckingham Palace Refuses to Repatriate Remains of Ethiopian Prince. Taken from his home as a small child, Prince Dejatch Alemayehu died in England at age 18