Gelawdewos
Galawdewos (Ge'ez: ገላውዴዎስ, 1521/1522 – 23 March 1559), also known as Mar Gelawdewos (Amharic: ማር ገላውዴዎስ), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 3 September 1540 until his death in 1559, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Atsnaph Sagad I (Ge'ez: አጽናፍ ሰገድ). A male line descendant of medieval Amhara kings, he was a younger son of Dawit II and Seble Wongel.
| Galawdewos ገላውዴዎስ | |||||||||
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Contemporary Portuguese depiction of Gelawdewos receiving the Latin Patriarch Andrés de Oviedo | |||||||||
| Emperor of Ethiopia | |||||||||
| Reign | 3 September 1540 – 23 March 1559 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Dawit II | ||||||||
| Successor | Menas | ||||||||
| Born | 1521/1522 Amhara, Ethiopian Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 29 March 1559 (aged 37–38) Fatagar, Ethiopian Empire | ||||||||
| Issue | Sabana Giyorgis Mashihawit | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | House of Solomon | ||||||||
| Father | Dawit II | ||||||||
| Mother | Seble Wongel | ||||||||
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox | ||||||||
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