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Princess Célita
Born13 February 1848
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Died27 January 1912
Anse-à-Galets, La Gonâve, Haiti
SpouseJean Philippe Lubin, Count of Pétion-Ville
Names
Célestine Marie Françoise Soulouque
HouseSoulouque
FatherFaustin I of Haiti
MotherAdélina Lévêque

Princess Célestine Marie Françoise Soulouque (13 February 1848 – 27 January 1912) was a Haitian princess and the daughter of Emperor Faustin I and Empress Adélina Lévêque.

Early life and family

Célita was born in Port-au-Prince on 13 February 1848 as the youngest child of Faustin Soulouque, the president of Haiti, and Adélina Lévêque. The following year, her father became Emperor of Haiti and she became a princess and adopted the style of Imperial Highness.

Exile

In 1859, her father was overthrown in a coup led by General Fabre Geffrard. Following the emperor's abdication, and Geffrad's proclamation of the Third Haitian Republic and election as president, the imperial family were forced into exile.

Célita was ten years old when the empire fell, and spent most of her childhood in exile, first in Jamaica, then Paris, and finally Curaçao, where they were granted asylum by King William III of the Netherlands.

She did not return to Haiti until 1867, when her cousin President Sylvain Salnave, authorized the return of the imperial family. A few weeks after the family's return to Haiti, Célita's father died, leaving her older sister, Olive, Princess Imperial, as heir to the imperial throne.

Marriage

Célita married Jean Philippe Lubin, Count of Pétion-Ville.

References

  1. "haiti6". royalark.net. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  2. "Empress 'Adélina Lévêque Soulouque' of Haiti". Sola Rey. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  3. Roman Catholic Church Kingston (Jamaica) Marriages 1839–1869: Act of marriage: Pierre Joseph Amitie Vil Lubin, native of Haiti, lawful son of His Lordship Earl Philippe Vil Lubin and by his wife, Elizabeth Ulcénie. Lord Amitie Vil Lubin, married on 12/26/1861 HSH Princess Genevieve Olive Soulouque, native of Haiti, lawful daughter of Emperor Faustin Elie Soulouque and Empress Adélina Lévêque. Witnesses: Alexandre Bravo, Charles Grant, widow Lubin, Amitie Lubin, widow of Louis Lubin, Elizabeth Grant, James Male, Jean Baptiste Vil Lubin, George Clermont, A.M. Lhoste, Felicite Faustin, Ameisima Amitie, Elina Mainvaille, L. Bedonet, Elizabeth Bourke, Caroline Crosswell.
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