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Susenyos I

1572 - 1632

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Susenyos I (Ge'ez: ሱስንዮስ Sūsinyōs; c. 1571–1575 – 17 September 1632), also known as Susenyos the Catholic, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1607 to 1632, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne names were Seltan Sagad and Malak Sagad III. He was the son of Abeto Fasil, as well as the grandson of Abeto Yakob and the great-grandson of Dawit II. As a result, while some authorities list Susenyos as a member of the Solomonic dynasty, others consider him—rather than his son, Fasilides—as the founder of the Gondar line of the dynasty (which is, however, ultimately a subset of the Solomonic dynasty). The life of Susenyos is known through his chronicle, written by several official writers (sehafe te’ezaz). The Jesuits, who were closely associated with Susenyos’s reign, also left numerous documents on their mission in Ethiopia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Susenyos I is the 4,980th most popular politician (up from 14,370th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 40th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Ethiopian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Susenyos I ranks 4,980 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Beatrice of Swabia, Hastings Banda, Princess Clémentine of Belgium, and Amalia of Oldenburg. After him are Alexander II of Macedon, Suryavarman II, Theudis, Sophia, John II of Jerusalem, and Boris Skossyreff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1572, Susenyos I ranks 7. Before him are Johann Bayer, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, John Donne, Ben Jonson, Sigismund Báthory, and Jane Frances de Chantal. After him are Izumo no Okuni, Cornelis Drebbel, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, Marie Elisabeth of France, and Cyril Lucaris. Among people deceased in 1632, Susenyos I ranks 10. Before him are Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Giambattista Basile, Tokugawa Hidetada, Jost Bürgi, Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, and Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim. After him are Infante Carlos of Spain, Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Valentin de Boulogne, Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, and Ludovico Ludovisi.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Susenyos I ranks 22 out of 105. Before him are Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), Dawit II (1496), and Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924). After him are Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Gelawdewos (1522), Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), and Mulatu Teshome (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Susenyos I ranks 19. Before him are Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), Dawit II (1496), and Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924). After him are Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Mulatu Teshome (1955), Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), and Kaleb of Axum (500).

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