Victoria Kamāmalu

Victoria Kamāmalu
Crown Princess of the Hawaiian Islands and Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands
Kuhina Nui of the Hawaiian Islands
ReignJanuary 16, 1855 – December 21, 1863
PredecessorKeoni Ana
SuccessorKekūanaōʻa
MonarchKamehameha IV
Kamehameha V
Born(1838-11-01)November 1, 1838
Honolulu Fort, Honolulu, Oʻahu
DiedMay 29, 1866(1866-05-29) (aged 27)
Papakanene, Honolulu, Oʻahu
BurialJune 30, 1866
Names
Wikolia Kamehamalu Keawenui Kaʻahumanu-a-Kekūanaōʻa, Victoria Kamāmalu Kaʻahumanu IV
HouseHouse of Kamehameha
FatherKekūanaōʻa
MotherKīnaʻu
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Victoria Kamāmalu Kaʻahumanu IV (November 1, 1838 – May 29, 1866) was Kuhina Nui of Hawaii and its crown princess. Named Wikolia Kamehamalu Keawenui Kaʻahumanu-a-Kekūanaōʻa and also named Kalehelani Kiheahealani, she was mainly referred to as Victoria Kamāmalu or Kaʻahumanu IV, when addressing her as the Kuhina Nui. In her role of Kuhina Nui, she acted as Regent between the death of the King in 1863 until the election of a new King the same year.