Taytu Betul
| Taytu Betul ጣይቱ ብጡል | |
|---|---|
| Itege | |
| Empress of Ethiopia | |
| Tenure | 10 May 1889 – 12 December 1913 |
| Coronation | 4 November 1889 |
| Queen consort of Shewa | |
| Tenure | 1883 – 9 March 1889 |
| Born | 1851 Semien, North Gondar, Ethiopian Empire |
| Died | 11 February 1918 (aged 66–67) Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire |
| Burial | Ba'eta le-Mariam Monastery |
| Spouse | Menelik II |
| Father | Betul Haile Maryam |
Taytu Betul (Amharic: ጣይቱ ብጡል Ṭaytu Bəṭul ; baptised as Wälättä Mikael; 1851 – 11 February 1918) was Empress of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913 and the third wife of Emperor Menelik II. An influential figure in the anti-colonial resistance during the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa, she, along with her husband, founded the modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in 1886.