Remembering HIH Prince Sahle Selassie Haile Selassie
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Remembering HIH Prince Sahle Selassie Haile Selassie, who passed away 62 years ago today 24 April 1962.
Prince Sahle Selassie born in 27 February 1932, was the youngest son of Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen. He was the first child born to a reigning Emperor of Ethiopia since the birth of Prince Alemayehu Tewodros to Emperor Tewodros II and Empress Tiruwork (all other royal children between the two were all born before their parents were crowned).
Prince Sahle Selassie was married in 1959 to Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam, the daughter of Dejazmach Habte Mariam Gabre-Igziabiher, the heir to the old Oromo kingdom of Leqa Naqamte in Welega Province, and later served as governor of Welega province. They had a son, Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie, who currently is the President of The Crown Council of Ethiopia.
Prince Sahle Selassie died in 1962, months after the death of his mother Empress Menen Asfaw. His cause of death was given as “a liver ailment complicated by pneumonia of both lungs and gastrointestinal hemorrages”. He was survived by his wife and his son Prince Ermias, and was buried in the crypt of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa.
