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Kamehameha II

1797 - 1824

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Kamehameha II (November 1797 – July 14, 1824) was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1819 to 1824. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu ʻIolani. It was lengthened to Kalani Kaleiʻaimoku o Kaiwikapu o Laʻamea i Kauikawekiu Ahilapalapa Kealiʻi Kauinamoku o Kahekili Kalaninui i Mamao ʻIolani i Ka Liholiho when he took the throne. Due to his young age, his power was limited and he was controlled under Ka'ahumanu, the queen consort of his father Kamehameha I. However, Kamehameha II is disreputably known for the 'Ai Noa, when he broke traditional religious laws, leading to a lengthened period of taboo-breaking, the disbanding of the social class of priest, and the destruction of temples and images. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kamehameha II is the 7,405th most popular politician (down from 7,022nd in 2019), the 2,703rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,275th in 2019) and the 225th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Kamehameha II ranks 7,405 out of 19,576. Before him are Erna Solberg, Zhang Chunqiao, Lê Lợi, Himiltrude, Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and John I, Duke of Alençon. After him are Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Tefnakht, Prince Harald of Denmark, Uijong of Goryeo, Lucius Gellius Publicola, and Emperor Muzong of Liao.

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Among people born in 1797, Kamehameha II ranks 38. Before him are Sojourner Truth, Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier, Giuditta Pasta, Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant, and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. After him are Edward Turner Bennett, Jean Victoir Audouin, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, Antonio Rosmini, Jeremias Gotthelf, and Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen. Among people deceased in 1824, Kamehameha II ranks 22. Before him are Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, Friedrich August Wolf, Rama II of Siam, Ercole Consalvi, Charles-François Lebrun, and Joseph Joubert. After him are Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais, Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, Caesar Augustus Rodney, Charles Maturin, Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, and Blasius Merrem.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kamehameha II ranks 2,703 out of 20,380. Before him are Chazz Palminteri (1952), Stella Adler (1901), Arthur D. Levinson (1950), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), Nicholas Murray Butler (1862), and Paris Hilton (1981). After him are Red Buttons (1919), Judd Hirsch (1935), Buddy Rich (1917), George Lakoff (1941), Robert Culp (1930), and Charles Moore (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Kamehameha II ranks 225. Before him are Mike Pompeo (1963), John Breckinridge (1760), Shirley Chisholm (1924), John C. Calhoun (1782), Cus D'Amato (1908), and Nicholas Murray Butler (1862). After him are Ron Brown (1941), Henry Wilson (1812), Eugene Meyer (1875), Mitch McConnell (1942), Nancy Kassebaum (1932), and Thomas Watson Jr. (1914).

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