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'''Prince Albert Kamehameha''', formally '''Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa a Kamehameha''' (May 20, 1858 – August 27, 1862), was the only son of [[Kamehameha IV]] and [[Queen Emma of Hawaii|Queen Emma]], who during his short life was the Crown Prince of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i]]. He was the godson of [[Queen Victoria]].
'''Prince Albert Kamehameha''', formally '''Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa a Kamehameha''' (May 20, 1858 – August 27, 1862), was the only son of [[Kamehameha IV]] and [[Queen Emma of Hawaii|Queen Emma]], who during his short life was the Crown Prince of the [[Hawaiian Kingdom|Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i]]. He was the godson of [[Queen Victoria]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
He was born May 20, 1858, in the residence of ''Ihikapukalani'' that his father had built for his mother. The residence, oddly, had two names; the [[:wiktionary:makai|''makai'']] side was known as ''Kauluhinano'', and the [[:wiktionary:mauka|''mauka'']] side was known as ''Ihikapukalani''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaiialive.org/viewer.php?resource=622&hostType=sub&hostID=122 |title=Laying the Corner Stone of the New Royal Palace |publisher=Hawaiialive.org |date= |accessdate=2013-04-05}}</ref>
He was born May 20, 1858, in the residence of ''Ihikapukalani'' that his father had built for his mother. The residence, oddly, had two names; the [[:wiktionary:makai|''makai'']] side was known as ''Kauluhinano'', and the [[:wiktionary:mauka|''mauka'']] side was known as ''Ihikapukalani''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiialive.org/viewer.php?resource=622&hostType=sub&hostID=122 |title=Laying the Corner Stone of the New Royal Palace |publisher=Hawaiialive.org |access-date=2013-04-05 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925144826/https://www.hawaiialive.org/viewer.php?resource=622&hostType=sub&hostID=122 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Created [[Crown prince]] and heir apparent to the throne of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii|Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i]] on May 24, 1858, he was styled "His Royal Highness the Prince of Hawaii" by the Privy Council. Adored by the native Hawaiian public, he was affectionately known as ''Ka Haku O Hawai{{okina}}i'' ("the Lord of Hawai{{okina}}i")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wehewehe.org/cgi-bin/hdict?e=q&a=q&l=en&q=haku-o-hawaii |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120716004802/http://wehewehe.org/cgi-bin/hdict?e=q&a=q&l=en&q=haku-o-hawaii |dead-url=yes |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=lookup of haku-o-hawaii |work=on Hawaiian dictionary |author=Pukui and Elbert |year=2003 |publisher=Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii |accessdate=January 26, 2010 }}</ref> and was believed to be last hope of the [[Kamehameha Dynasty]].<ref name="northwesthawaiitimes.com">{{cite web |author = Roy Alameida |title= Ka Haku O Hawai`i: The Prince of Hawai`i |work= Northwest hawaiʻi Times |url= http://www.northwesthawaiitimes.com/peoplek.htm |accessdate= January 25, 2010 }}</ref> His birth was celebrated for many days not only in Honolulu, but throughout the islands. He was the first child to be born to a reigning Hawaiian monarch since [[Keaweaweulaokalani|Prince Keawe Awe{{okina}}ula-o-Kalani]] in 1839, son of [[Kamehameha III]], and the last ever to be born from any reigning Hawaiian monarch.
Created [[Crown prince]] and heir apparent to the throne of the [[Hawaiian Kingdom|Kingdom of Hawai{{okina}}i]] on May 24, 1858, he was styled "His Royal Highness the Prince of Hawaii" by the Privy Council. Adored by the native Hawaiian public, he was affectionately known as ''Ka Haku O Hawai{{okina}}i'' ("the Lord of Hawai{{okina}}i")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wehewehe.org/cgi-bin/hdict?e=q&a=q&l=en&q=haku-o-hawaii |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716004802/http://wehewehe.org/cgi-bin/hdict?e=q&a=q&l=en&q=haku-o-hawaii |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=lookup of haku-o-hawaii |work=on Hawaiian dictionary |author=Pukui and Elbert |year=2003 |publisher=Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii |access-date=January 26, 2010 }}</ref> and was believed to be last hope of the [[House of Kamehameha|Kamehameha Dynasty]].<ref name="northwesthawaiitimes.com">{{cite web |author= Roy Alameida |title= Ka Haku O Hawai'i: The Prince of Hawai'i |work= Northwest hawaiʻi Times |url= http://www.northwesthawaiitimes.com/peoplek.htm |access-date= January 25, 2010 |archive-date= October 7, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081007055745/http://www.northwesthawaiitimes.com/peoplek.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> His birth was celebrated for many days not only in Honolulu, but throughout the islands. He was the first child to be born to a reigning Hawaiian monarch since [[Keaweaweulaokalani|Prince Keawe Awe{{okina}}ula-o-Kalani]] in 1839, son of [[Kamehameha III]], and the last ever to be born from any reigning Hawaiian monarch.


He was given the Hawaiian name Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa after his adoptive grandfather [[Kamehameha III|Kauikeaouli]] who reigned as Kamehameha III. Translated from the [[Hawaiian language]] it means "the beloved child of a long line of chiefs, a sign in the heavens." The King and Queen called their son "Baby". However, when they spoke of him to their ''kahu'' (caretakers), it was as ''Kauikeaouli'', which the Hawaiian people also used.<ref name="Hackler">{{cite news |hdl= 10524/349 |title= Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Leiopapa a Kamehameha, Prince of Hawai'i |work= Hawaiian Journal of History |publisher=Hawaii Historical Society |volume=26 |author = Rhoda E. A. Hackler |year= 1992 |pages= 21–44}}</ref> He was named Albert Edward in honor of [[Edward VII|Albert Edward, Prince of Wales]], the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Despite the great differences in their kingdoms, Queen Emma and [[Queen Victoria]] would exchange letters and become lifelong friends.<ref>{{cite news |hdl= 10524/202|title= "My Dear Friend": Letters of Queen Victoria and Queen Emma |work= Hawaiian Journal of History |publisher=Hawaii Historical Society |volume=22 |author = Rhoda E. A. Hackler |year= 1988 |pages= 101–130}}</ref>
He was given the Hawaiian name Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa after his adoptive grandfather [[Kamehameha III|Kauikeaouli]] who reigned as Kamehameha III. Translated from the [[Hawaiian language]] it means "the beloved child of a long line of chiefs, a sign in the heavens." The King and Queen called their son "Baby". However, when they spoke of him to their ''kahu'' (caretakers), it was as ''Kauikeaouli'', which the Hawaiian people also used.<ref name="Hackler">{{cite news |hdl= 10524/349 |title= Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Leiopapa a Kamehameha, Prince of Hawai'i |work= Hawaiian Journal of History |publisher=Hawaii Historical Society |volume=26 |author = Rhoda E. A. Hackler |year= 1992 |pages= 21–44}}</ref> He was named Albert Edward in honor of [[Edward VII|Albert Edward, Prince of Wales]], the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Despite the great differences in their kingdoms, Queen Emma and [[Queen Victoria]] would exchange letters and become lifelong friends.<ref>{{cite news |hdl= 10524/202|title= "My Dear Friend": Letters of Queen Victoria and Queen Emma |work= Hawaiian Journal of History |publisher=Hawaii Historical Society |volume=22 |author = Rhoda E. A. Hackler |year= 1988 |pages= 101–130}}</ref>
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==Death==
==Death==
In August 1862, the usually serene child became restless, and his medical condition got progressively worse. The newspapers of the time reported the illness as "brain fever," now known as [[meningitis]]. Writing much later, [[Liliuokalani|Queen Lili{{okina}}uokalani]] blamed the father for putting the child under a cold-water faucet as punishment for throwing a tantrum over a pair of boots.<ref name="Liliuokalani">{{cite book |title=Hawaii's story by Hawaii's queen, Liliuokalani |author = [[Liliuokalani|Liliʻuokalani]] (Queen of Hawaii) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QrTCvcy0sE4C |page= 19 |publisher=Lee and Shepard, reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, LLC |date=July 25, 2007 |origyear=1898 |isbn=978-0-548-22265-2 }}</ref> The parents did mistake a fever for sunstroke. A modern medical historian and Honolulu physician analyzed the possible causes of Albert's death. They concluded the Prince most likely died from a case of [[appendicitis]].<ref>{{cite news |hdl= 10524/395 |title= Death of the Prince of Hawai'i: A Retrospective Diagnosis |work= Hawaiian Journal of History |publisher=Hawaii Historical Society |volume=28 |author = Alfred D. Morris |year= 1994 |pages= 79–85}}</ref> Both the local and British naval doctors did not know the cause nor the treatment of his illness.
In August 1862, the usually serene child became restless, and his medical condition got progressively worse. The newspapers of the time reported the illness as "brain fever," now known as [[meningitis]]. Writing much later, [[Liliʻuokalani|Queen Lili{{okina}}uokalani]] blamed the father for putting the child under a cold-water faucet as punishment for throwing a tantrum over a pair of boots.<ref name="Liliuokalani">{{cite book |title=Hawaii's story by Hawaii's queen, Liliuokalani |year=1898 |author = [[Liliuokalani|Liliʻuokalani]] (Queen of Hawaii) |url=https://archive.org/details/hawaiisstorybyh00goog |page= [https://archive.org/details/hawaiisstorybyh00goog/page/n38 19] |publisher=Lee and Shepard, reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, LLC |orig-year=1898 |isbn=978-0-548-22265-2 }}</ref> The parents did mistake a fever for sunstroke. A modern medical historian and Honolulu physician analyzed the possible causes of Albert's death. They concluded the Prince most likely died from a case of [[appendicitis]].<ref>{{cite news |hdl= 10524/395 |title= Death of the Prince of Hawai'i: A Retrospective Diagnosis |work= Hawaiian Journal of History |publisher=Hawaii Historical Society |volume=28 |author = Alfred D. Morris |year= 1994 |pages= 79–85}}</ref> Both the local and British naval doctors did not know the cause nor the treatment of his illness.
[[File:Queen Emma Summer Palace Center Hall.jpg|120px|thumb|Queen Victoria consented to being Albert's godmother and sent as a baptismal gift an elaborate silver christening cup, about three feet high.]]
[[File:Queen Emma Summer Palace Center Hall.jpg|120px|thumb|Queen Victoria consented to being Albert's godmother and sent as a baptismal gift an elaborate silver christening cup, about three feet high.]]


As the prince's condition declined, Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma made a personal request to [[Queen Victoria]] to send a bishop from the [[Anglican Church]] to baptize the prince. They also requested Queen Victoria to be his godmother. Queen Victoria consented to both requests, and sent as a baptismal gift an elaborate silver christening cup, about three feet high. Bishop [[Thomas Nettleship Staley]] was sent but would not arrive until October. As the prince grew sicker, the American minister Ephraim W. Clark from [[Kawaiahaʻo Church|Kawaiaha{{okina}}o Church]] baptized the child on August 23. The Episcopal liturgy was used with the British Commissioner William Webb Follett Synge standing in for the godparents.<ref name="Hackler"/>
As the prince's condition declined, Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma made a personal request to [[Queen Victoria]] to send a bishop from the [[Anglicanism|Anglican Church]] to baptize the prince. They also requested Queen Victoria to be his godmother. Queen Victoria consented to both requests, and sent as a baptismal gift an elaborate silver christening cup, about three feet high. Bishop [[Thomas Nettleship Staley]] was sent but would not arrive until October. As the prince grew sicker, the American minister Ephraim W. Clark from [[Kawaiahaʻo Church|Kawaiaha{{okina}}o Church]] baptized the child on August 23. The Episcopal liturgy was used with the British Commissioner William Webb Follett Synge standing in for the godparents.<ref name="Hackler"/>


The Prince died on August 27, 1862, at the palace, four days after his baptism. His parents were grief-stricken, as they knelt by the side of the Prince's bed. The Queen took her dead boy in her arms and, weeping over him, said to him, "My Baby, my own Baby and you did not know me!"<ref name="Kanahele"/>{{rp|139}}
The Prince died on August 27, 1862, at the palace, four days after his baptism. His parents were grief-stricken, as they knelt by the side of the Prince's bed. The Queen took her dead boy in her arms and, weeping over him, said to him, "My Baby, my own Baby and you did not know me!"<ref name="Kanahele"/>{{rp|139}}
Prince Albert's funeral was held on September 7, 1862. He was temporarily placed in a temporary tomb in front of the palace below a [[Tamarind|tamarind tree]]. Before the lid of the coffin closed, the King removed the star of diamonds from his uniform and laid it on the chest of his only son.<ref name="Kanahele"/>{{rp|140–141}}
Prince Albert's funeral was held on September 7, 1862. He was temporarily placed in a temporary tomb in front of the palace below a [[Tamarind|tamarind tree]]. Before the lid of the coffin closed, the King removed the star of diamonds from his uniform and laid it on the chest of his only son.<ref name="Kanahele"/>{{rp|140–141}}


Afterwards, the King fell into despair, blaming himself for the loss of his son. The Queen rarely left the grave of her child and was given the name ''Kaleleokalani'' (The Flight of the Heavenly Chief), in memory of Albert, by her husband. The King then ordered the construction of the [[Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii|Royal Mausoleum]] in [[Nuuanu Valley|Nu{{okina}}uanu Valley]] to house his son's body, since the old mausoleum had become too full.<ref name="worlds">{{cite web|author=William John Kaiheʻekai Maiʻoho |url=http://www.pacificworlds.com/nuuanu/memories/memory1.cfm |title=Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu – Memories: Mauna ʻAla |year=2003 |publisher=Pacific Worlds & Associates |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131061437/http://pacificworlds.com/nuuanu/memories/memory1.cfm |archivedate=January 31, 2009 }}</ref>
Afterwards, the King fell into despair, blaming himself for the loss of his son. The Queen rarely left the grave of her child and was given the name ''Kaleleokalani'' (The Flight of the Heavenly Chief), in memory of Albert, by her husband. The King then ordered the construction of the [[Royal Mausoleum (Mauna ʻAla)|Royal Mausoleum]] in [[Nuʻuanu Pali|Nu{{okina}}uanu Valley]] to house his son's body, since the old mausoleum had become too full.<ref name="worlds">{{cite web|author=William John Kaiheʻekai Maiʻoho |url=http://www.pacificworlds.com/nuuanu/memories/memory1.cfm |title=Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu – Memories: Mauna ʻAla |year=2003 |publisher=Pacific Worlds & Associates |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131061437/http://pacificworlds.com/nuuanu/memories/memory1.cfm |archive-date=January 31, 2009 }}</ref>
Today, the mausoleum is burial site of most of the members of the Hawaiian royal family. The King's depression was so severe that he considered abdicating the throne. A year later, he would die as well. To express her grief, Queen Emma changed her name to Kaleleo(n)ālani "Flight of the Heavenly Chief(s)," to symbolize her double loss.
Today, the mausoleum is burial site of most of the members of the Hawaiian royal family. The King's depression was so severe that he considered abdicating the throne. A year later, he would die as well. To express her grief, Queen Emma changed her name to Kaleleo(n)ālani "Flight of the Heavenly Chief(s)," to symbolize her double loss.


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It was developed into a resort with its main street named Ka Huku Road at {{coord| 22|13|24|N|159|29|7|W| type:landmark_region:US-HI| display=inline| name= Ka Huku Road }}.
It was developed into a resort with its main street named Ka Huku Road at {{coord| 22|13|24|N|159|29|7|W| type:landmark_region:US-HI| display=inline| name= Ka Huku Road }}.


The road to Kamehameha III's birthplace is named Kaleiopapa Street near [[Keauhou Bay]] at {{coord| 19|33|29|N|155|57|38|W| type:landmark_region:US-HI| display=inline| name= Kaleiopapa Street }} on the [[Hawaii (island)|island of Hawai{{okina}}i]]. The Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building (the State Office Tower) in [[downtown Honolulu]] is also named for him. According to local folklore, his ghost is said to inhabit the building at 235 South Beretania Street, {{coord| 21|18|33|N|157|51|29|W| type:landmark_region:US-HI| display=inline| name= Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building}}.<ref>{{cite news |title= Workers say ghosts dwell in state building: Many people say they feel the presence of Prince Leiopapa and others |author = Rod Ohira |newspaper= [[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |date= October 31, 1997 |url= http://archives.starbulletin.com/1997/10/31/news/story2.html |accessdate= January 26, 2010 }}</ref>
The road to Kamehameha III's birthplace is named Kaleiopapa Street near [[Keauhou Bay]] at {{coord| 19|33|29|N|155|57|38|W| type:landmark_region:US-HI| display=inline| name= Kaleiopapa Street }} on the [[Hawaii (island)|island of Hawai{{okina}}i]]. The Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building (the State Office Tower) in [[downtown Honolulu]] is also named for him. According to local folklore, his ghost is said to inhabit the building at 235 South Beretania Street, {{coord| 21|18|33|N|157|51|29|W| type:landmark_region:US-HI| display=inline| name= Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building}}.<ref>{{cite news |title= Workers say ghosts dwell in state building: Many people say they feel the presence of Prince Leiopapa and others |author = Rod Ohira |newspaper= [[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |date= October 31, 1997 |url= http://archives.starbulletin.com/1997/10/31/news/story2.html |access-date= January 26, 2010 }}</ref>


==Family tree==
==Family tree==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* {{cite journal |last= Iʻaukea |first= Curtis Piʻehu |authorlink= Curtis P. Iaukea |title= Reminiscences of the Court of Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma |work= Hawaiian Journal of History |hdl= 10524/961 |location= Honolulu |year= 1930 |volume= |publisher=Hawaiian Historical Society |pages=17–27 |ref=harv}}
* {{cite journal |last= Iʻaukea |first= Curtis Piʻehu |author-link= Curtis P. Iaukea |title= Reminiscences of the Court of Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma |journal= Hawaiian Journal of History |hdl= 10524/961 |location= Honolulu |year= 1930 |publisher=Hawaiian Historical Society |pages=17–27 }}
* {{cite book |last=Kanahele |first=George S. |authorlink=George Kanahele |title= Emma: Hawaii's Remarkable Queen |year=1999 |location= Honolulu |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn = 0-8248-2240-4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WLtlBNRt_V4C |pages= |ref=harv }}
* {{cite book |last=Kanahele |first=George S. |author-link=George Kanahele |title= Emma: Hawaii's Remarkable Queen |year=1999 |location= Honolulu |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn = 0-8248-2240-4 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WLtlBNRt_V4C }}
* {{cite book |author = Liliuokalani |authorlink=Liliuokalani |title=Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, Liliuokalani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QrTCvcy0sE4C |location= Boston |publisher=Lee and Shepard |year=1898 |isbn=978-0-548-22265-2 |ref=harv}}
* {{cite book |author = Liliuokalani |author-link=Liliuokalani |title=Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, Liliuokalani |url=https://archive.org/details/hawaiisstorybyh00goog |location= Boston |publisher=Lee and Shepard |year=1898 |isbn=978-0-548-22265-2 }}
* {{cite book|last=Parker|first=David "Kawika"|chapter=Crypts of the Ali`i The Last Refuge of the Hawaiian Royalty|title=Tales of Our Hawaiʻi|location=Honolulu|publisher=Alu Like, Inc|year=2008|url=http://www.alulike.org/services/talesofourhawaii_vol3.pdf|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111231028/http://www.alulike.org/services/talesofourhawaii_vol3.pdf|archivedate=November 11, 2013|df=|oclc=309392477|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|last=Parker|first=David "Kawika"|chapter=Crypts of the Ali`i The Last Refuge of the Hawaiian Royalty|title=Tales of Our Hawaiʻi|location=Honolulu|publisher=Alu Like, Inc|year=2008|url=http://www.alulike.org/services/talesofourhawaii_vol3.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111231028/http://www.alulike.org/services/talesofourhawaii_vol3.pdf|archive-date=November 11, 2013|oclc=309392477}}
* {{cite book |last= Peterson |first= Barbara Bennett |title= Notable Women of Hawaii |year=1984 |location= Honolulu |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn =0-8248-0820-7 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rFevAAAAIAAJ |ref=harv}}
* {{cite book |last= Peterson |first= Barbara Bennett |title= Notable Women of Hawaii |year=1984 |location= Honolulu |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn =0-8248-0820-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rFevAAAAIAAJ }}
* {{cite journal |last= Morris |first= Alfred D. |title= Death of the Prince of Hawai'i: A Retrospective Diagnosis |work= Hawaiian Journal of History |hdl= 10524/395 |location= Honolulu |year= 1994 |volume= 28 |publisher=Hawaiian Historical Society |pages=17–27 |ref=harv}}
* {{cite journal |last= Morris |first= Alfred D. |title= Death of the Prince of Hawai'i: A Retrospective Diagnosis |journal= Hawaiian Journal of History |hdl= 10524/395 |location= Honolulu |year= 1994 |volume= 28 |publisher=Hawaiian Historical Society |pages=17–27 }}


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{cite web |title= Princeville at Hanalei: a rich history |work= resort web site |url= http://www.princeville.com/history.html |accessdate= January 26, 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100125071937/http://www.princeville.com/history.html| archivedate= January 25, 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}
* {{cite web |title= Princeville at Hanalei: a rich history |work= resort web site |url= http://www.princeville.com/history.html |access-date= January 26, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100125071937/http://www.princeville.com/history.html |archive-date= January 25, 2010 |url-status= dead }}


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For the illegitimate son of Kamehameha III and Jane Lahilahi, see Albert Kūnuiākea.

Albert Kamehameha
Crown Prince of the Hawaiian Islands
Painting by Enoch Wood Perry, Jr. of the Prince with his dog outside the royal palace.
Born(1858-05-20)May 20, 1858
Ihikapukalani, Honolulu, Oʻahu
DiedAugust 27, 1862(1862-08-27) (aged 4)
ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu, Oʻahu
BurialSeptember 7, 1862[1]: 141 
February 4, 1864[1]: 177 
Mauna ʻAla Royal Mausoleum
Names
Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa a Kamehameha
HouseHouse of Kamehameha
FatherKamehameha IV
MotherQueen Emma
ReligionChurch of Hawaii

Prince Albert Kamehameha, formally Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa a Kamehameha (May 20, 1858 – August 27, 1862), was the only son of Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma, who during his short life was the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. He was the godson of Queen Victoria.

Early life

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He was born May 20, 1858, in the residence of Ihikapukalani that his father had built for his mother. The residence, oddly, had two names; the makai side was known as Kauluhinano, and the mauka side was known as Ihikapukalani.[2] Created Crown prince and heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi on May 24, 1858, he was styled "His Royal Highness the Prince of Hawaii" by the Privy Council. Adored by the native Hawaiian public, he was affectionately known as Ka Haku O Hawaiʻi ("the Lord of Hawaiʻi")[3] and was believed to be last hope of the Kamehameha Dynasty.[4] His birth was celebrated for many days not only in Honolulu, but throughout the islands. He was the first child to be born to a reigning Hawaiian monarch since Prince Keawe Aweʻula-o-Kalani in 1839, son of Kamehameha III, and the last ever to be born from any reigning Hawaiian monarch.

He was given the Hawaiian name Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa after his adoptive grandfather Kauikeaouli who reigned as Kamehameha III. Translated from the Hawaiian language it means "the beloved child of a long line of chiefs, a sign in the heavens." The King and Queen called their son "Baby". However, when they spoke of him to their kahu (caretakers), it was as Kauikeaouli, which the Hawaiian people also used.[5] He was named Albert Edward in honor of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. Despite the great differences in their kingdoms, Queen Emma and Queen Victoria would exchange letters and become lifelong friends.[6]

Prince Albert in his Company Four red fireman uniform.

Ten days after his birth, Mary Allen, second wife of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Elisha Hunt Allen, had a son Frederick. The two children became playmates, and Allen described the prince as "an unusually sweet child, gentle and gentlemanly in his manners, bright and precocious and of a most happy, serene temperament".[5]

Albert during his life was also made an honorary member of Fire Engine Company Number Four in Honolulu and was given his own Company Four red uniform. It was said that he would rather become a fireman.[4] His four birthdays were national holidays.[1]: 125 

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In August 1862, the usually serene child became restless, and his medical condition got progressively worse. The newspapers of the time reported the illness as "brain fever," now known as meningitis. Writing much later, Queen Liliʻuokalani blamed the father for putting the child under a cold-water faucet as punishment for throwing a tantrum over a pair of boots.[7] The parents did mistake a fever for sunstroke. A modern medical historian and Honolulu physician analyzed the possible causes of Albert's death. They concluded the Prince most likely died from a case of appendicitis.[8] Both the local and British naval doctors did not know the cause nor the treatment of his illness.

Queen Victoria consented to being Albert's godmother and sent as a baptismal gift an elaborate silver christening cup, about three feet high.

As the prince's condition declined, Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma made a personal request to Queen Victoria to send a bishop from the Anglican Church to baptize the prince. They also requested Queen Victoria to be his godmother. Queen Victoria consented to both requests, and sent as a baptismal gift an elaborate silver christening cup, about three feet high. Bishop Thomas Nettleship Staley was sent but would not arrive until October. As the prince grew sicker, the American minister Ephraim W. Clark from Kawaiahaʻo Church baptized the child on August 23. The Episcopal liturgy was used with the British Commissioner William Webb Follett Synge standing in for the godparents.[5]

The Prince died on August 27, 1862, at the palace, four days after his baptism. His parents were grief-stricken, as they knelt by the side of the Prince's bed. The Queen took her dead boy in her arms and, weeping over him, said to him, "My Baby, my own Baby and you did not know me!"[1]: 139  Prince Albert's funeral was held on September 7, 1862. He was temporarily placed in a temporary tomb in front of the palace below a tamarind tree. Before the lid of the coffin closed, the King removed the star of diamonds from his uniform and laid it on the chest of his only son.[1]: 140–141 

Afterwards, the King fell into despair, blaming himself for the loss of his son. The Queen rarely left the grave of her child and was given the name Kaleleokalani (The Flight of the Heavenly Chief), in memory of Albert, by her husband. The King then ordered the construction of the Royal Mausoleum in Nuʻuanu Valley to house his son's body, since the old mausoleum had become too full.[9] Today, the mausoleum is burial site of most of the members of the Hawaiian royal family. The King's depression was so severe that he considered abdicating the throne. A year later, he would die as well. To express her grief, Queen Emma changed her name to Kaleleo(n)ālani "Flight of the Heavenly Chief(s)," to symbolize her double loss.

Legacy

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His death left his father without a constitutionally recognized heir. Consequently, after his father's death in 1864, the Kuhina Nui (Albert's aunt) had to fill in the vacant office of head of state for a day until the Legislature could decide upon the accession of his uncle as king. Besides the Royal Mausoleum, the four-year-old prince left other marks on Hawaii. The area of Princeville on the island of Kauaʻi was named in honor of the young prince by Scotsman Robert Crichton Wyllie, Minister of Foreign Affairs to Kamehameha III and IV, after a visit by the Kamehameha IV family in 1860. In 1867 Elisha Allen bought the property and developed it into a sugarcane plantation.[10] It was developed into a resort with its main street named Ka Huku Road at 22°13′24″N 159°29′7″W / 22.22333°N 159.48528°W / 22.22333; -159.48528 (Ka Huku Road).

The road to Kamehameha III's birthplace is named Kaleiopapa Street near Keauhou Bay at 19°33′29″N 155°57′38″W / 19.55806°N 155.96056°W / 19.55806; -155.96056 (Kaleiopapa Street) on the island of Hawaiʻi. The Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building (the State Office Tower) in downtown Honolulu is also named for him. According to local folklore, his ghost is said to inhabit the building at 235 South Beretania Street, 21°18′33″N 157°51′29″W / 21.30917°N 157.85806°W / 21.30917; -157.85806 (Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building).[11]

Family tree

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e George S. Kanahele (1999). Emma: Hawai'i's Remarkable Queen: a Biography. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-2240-8.
  2. ^ "Laying the Corner Stone of the New Royal Palace". Hawaiialive.org. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Pukui and Elbert (2003). "lookup of haku-o-hawaii". on Hawaiian dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Roy Alameida. "Ka Haku O Hawai'i: The Prince of Hawai'i". Northwest hawaiʻi Times. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c Rhoda E. A. Hackler (1992). "Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Leiopapa a Kamehameha, Prince of Hawai'i". Hawaiian Journal of History. Vol. 26. Hawaii Historical Society. pp. 21–44. hdl:10524/349.
  6. ^ Rhoda E. A. Hackler (1988). ""My Dear Friend": Letters of Queen Victoria and Queen Emma". Hawaiian Journal of History. Vol. 22. Hawaii Historical Society. pp. 101–130. hdl:10524/202.
  7. ^ Liliʻuokalani (Queen of Hawaii) (1898) [1898]. Hawaii's story by Hawaii's queen, Liliuokalani. Lee and Shepard, reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, LLC. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-548-22265-2.
  8. ^ Alfred D. Morris (1994). "Death of the Prince of Hawai'i: A Retrospective Diagnosis". Hawaiian Journal of History. Vol. 28. Hawaii Historical Society. pp. 79–85. hdl:10524/395.
  9. ^ William John Kaiheʻekai Maiʻoho (2003). "Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu – Memories: Mauna ʻAla". Pacific Worlds & Associates. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009.
  10. ^ Rhoda E. A. Hackler (1982). "Princeville Plantation Papers". Hawaiian Journal of History. Vol. 16. Hawaii Historical Society. pp. 65–85. hdl:10524/630.
  11. ^ Rod Ohira (October 31, 1997). "Workers say ghosts dwell in state building: Many people say they feel the presence of Prince Leiopapa and others". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 26, 2010.

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