Liliuokalani was born into a royal Hawaiian family in 1838 and was educated at a missionary school.
In 1891, following the death of King Kalakaua, she became the first female monarch of the country.
Relegated to house arrest after annexationists staged a coup, Liliuokalani officially abdicated the throne in 1895.
Born Lydia Kamakaeha in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 2, 1838, Liliuokalani was the daughter of a high-ranking chieftess who served as an adviser to King Kamehameha III.
Liliuokalni was educated at the missionary-run Royal School, where she learned to speak fluent English and received some musical training.
Liliuokalani lived out her days at her Washington Place estate, where she frequently received visitors from near and abroad coming to pay her their respects.
She died from complications related to a stroke on November 11, 1917, at age 79, and was honored with a state funeral. »
