Individual Details
Alexander Liholiho
(9 Feb 1834 - 30 Nov 1863)
LINEAGE
Conflict: Genealogy of the Chiefs, Hms G46, p 5 lists parents as Kinau (w) and Kauikeouli, son of Kamehame (k) and Kalanikauikauikaalaneo, daughter of Kiwalao and Kekuiapoiwa.
LIFE
A. Helekunihi, Chronology- 1784-1859 and 1555-1730, lists birth date as September 2, 1834.
B. He was adopted by Kamehameha III (Kamakau, Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, p 348; Pratt, Keoua: Father of Kings, p 31). This is likely the reason he became Kamehameha IV instead of his elder brother Lot - who succeeded him.
"This prince was adopted by King Kamehameha III, his uncle, whom he succeeded as monarch of Hawaii under the style and title of King Kamehameha IV. He married Emma Rooke, the High Chiefess Kaoanaeha surnamed Kaleleonalani and had one son, the Prince of Hawaii Albert Edward Kauikeouli who died as a youth. He became King of Hawaii on 11 January 1855" (Descendants of Prince Keeaumoku I, HMS G65, Chart 8-A-2). Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract states he ascended to the throne on December 15, 1854.
Conflict: Forbes, A Chronological Table of Remarkable Events Connected with the History of the Hawaiian Islands and Thrum, Chronological Table of Important Events list marriage date to Emma on June 2, 1856.
C. Following the death of his son, he "completely lost his interest in public life, living in the upmost possible retirement until his death" (Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, p 20).
Events
| Birth | 9 Feb 1834 |  | |||
| Marriage | 19 Jun 1856 | Emma Kaleleonalani | | ||
| Death | 30 Nov 1863 | Honolulu, Oahu | | ||
| Alt name | Kamehameha IV | | |||
| Alt name | Alekanadero Liholiho | | |||
| Alt name | Liholiho | | |||
| Alt name | Alexander Iolani Liholiho | ||||
| Alt name | Liholiho Kamehameha | | |||
| Alt name | Alex Liholiho | | |||
| Alt name | A. Liholiho | |
Families
| Spouse | Emma Kaleleonalani (1836 - 1885) |
| Child | Albert Edward Kauikeouli (1858 - 1862) |
| Father | Mataio Kekuanoa (1791 - 1868) |
| Mother | Kahoanoku Kinau (1805 - 1839) |
| Sibling | David Kamehameha (1828 - 1835) |
| Sibling | Moses Kekuaiwa (1829 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Lot Kapuaiwa (1830 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Victoria Kamamalu (1838 - 1866) |
Endnotes
1. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 17..
2. Mary Kawena Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies (Honolulu, 1962)., p 106..
3. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
4. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 327..
5. The Polynesian, 13 May 1848, p 1, Hawaiian Chronological Table..
6. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..
7. Ralph Simpson Kuykendall, The Hawaiian Kingdom, 1778-1854 (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, reprint 1947)., p 136..
8. Liliuokalani, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen (Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co, 1898)., p 12..
9. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 281..
10. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
11. Helekunihi Genealogy. Hms G54 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 33..
12. Abraham Fornander. "Chronological Table of Events in Hawaiian History." In An English-Hawaiian Dictionary, ed. H. R. Hitchcock (1887)..
13. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 17..
14. W. D. Alexander, A Brief History of the Hawaiian People (New York: American Book Company, 1891)., p 284..
15. Mary Kawena Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies (Honolulu, 1962)., p 106..
16. Hawaii Dept. Of Accounting and General Services. Archives Division, Hawaiian Chiefs Biographical Abstract (Honolulu, 1998)..
17. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 290..
18. A. Forbes, "A Chronological Table of Remarkable Events Connected with the History of the Hawaiian Islands," in A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, ed. Lorrin Andrews (1865)..
19. Chronology- 1784-1859 and 1555-1730. G1.4. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)..
20. Abraham Fornander. "Chronological Table of Events in Hawaiian History." In An English-Hawaiian Dictionary, ed. H. R. Hitchcock (1887)..
21. Thomas G. Thrum. "Chronological Table of Important Events." Hawaiian Almanac and Annual. (1876): 12-23..
22. Mary Kawena Pukui, Hawaiian Genealogies (Honolulu, 1962)., p 106..
23. J. A. Nahaku, Genealogies of the Alii, and the story of the union of Kauai with the other Hawaiian islands, MS KC 6.31, Bishop Museum Archives., p 16..
24. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1983), vol. 1., p 65..
25. Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Hawaiian Genealogies: Extracted from Hawaiian Language Newspapers, (Laie: The Institute for Polynesian Studies, 1986), vol. 2., p 31..
26. Peabody-Henriques genealogy. Hms G17 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 49..
27. Hawaii State Archives, Genealogy Books, G-14, Na Kuahau Kolakou mau inoa., p 24..
28. Genealogy of the Chiefs. Hms G46 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 5..
29. He Buke Kuauhau Alii: No na alii o Hawaii nei. HMS G6a. Bishop Museum Archives., p 13..
30. Helekunihi Genealogy. Hms G54 (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 12..
31. Kalanianaole scrapbook, 1844. M43. (FamilySearch: Bishop Museum)., p 182..