Zara Yaqob ? (Ge'ez, Prester John, Kwestantinos I) b. 1399 d. 1468
| Lineage | ? |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Zara Yaqob ? |
| Other last names | Ge'ez, Prester John, Kwestantinos I |
| Parents | |
| Wiki-page | wikipedia:Zara_Yaqob |
Events
1399 birth: Tilq, Fatagar, Ethiopia
child birth: ♀ Medhan Zamada
child birth: ♀ Berhan ? (Zamada)
other: Council of Debre Mitmaq in Tegulet (1450)
marriage: ♀ w Eleni Bint Mehmad (of Hadiay) d. April 1522
marriage: ♀ Seyon Morgasa ? (Mother of Baeda Maryam) d. 1462
between June 1434 and 1468 title: Negus of Ethiopia
1448 child birth: ♂ Baeda Maryam ? (of Ethiopia) b. 1448
1468 death:
Notes
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According to wikipedia: Zara Yaqob was the youngest son of Dawit I and his youngest queen, Igzi Kebra. It is not what is described here in Rodovid.
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Author of the three theological works:
- Mahsafa Berha
- Mahsafa Milad
- Mahsafa Selassie
Legends of this king have become conflated with legends of earlier kings and notables including John the beloved disciple of Jesus Christ who was a relative of ru:Person:156202
- ↑ Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), ISBN 0-19-821671-8 - The Catholic Ecumenical Council of Florence (1438–1445) declared that Zara Yaqob was the legendary rumored king Prester John.
