Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Emperor of Haiti
Jean-Jacques Dessalines was the first Haitian Emperor, and leader of the Haitian Revolution, and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution. Wikipedia
Born: September 20, 1758, Grande Rivière du Nord, Haiti
Assassinated: October 17, 1806, Pont Rouge, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Spouse: Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité (m. 1800–1806)
Children: Jacques Bien Aimé Dessalines, Jean-Joseph Soulouque, Louis Dessalines, and more
Deposed date: October 17, 1806
Grandchild: Mainville-Joseph Soulouque
Great grandchild: Joseph Soulouque