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Taytu Betul

Taytu Betul

Taytu Betul was Empress of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913 and the third wife of Emperor Menelik II. An influential figure in anti-colonial resistance during the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa, she, along with her husband, founded the modern... Wikipedia
Born: 1851, Semien Province
Died: February 11, 1918 (age 67 years), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Spouse: Menilek II (m. 1883–1913)
Nationality: Ethiopian
Burial: Ba'eta le-Mariam Monastery