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Eleni of Ethiopia
| Eleni | |
|---|---|
 Eleni of Hadiya, empress consort and later queen mother of Ethiopia | |
| Empress of Ethiopia | |
| Reign | ? – 1468 |
| Queen Mother | |
| Reign | 1468 – 1478 |
| Predecessor | Igzi Kebra |
| Successor | Romna |
| Regent | |
| Reign | 1507 — 1516 |
| Born | Hadiya, Ethiopian Empire |
| Died | April 1522 Ethiopian Empire |
| Spouse | Zara Yaqob |
| Dynasty | House of Solomon (by marriage) |
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Muslim (previously) |
Eleni (Ge’ez: እሌኒ, "Helena"; died April 1522) also known as Queen of Zeila[1] was Empress of Ethiopia by marriage to Zara Yaqob (r. 1434–1468), and served as regent between 1507 and 1516 during the minority of emperor Dawit II. She played a significant role in the government of Ethiopia during her lifetime, acting as de facto co-regent or advisor to a number of emperors; one testimony of this is the manuscript Bruce 88, which states that she had been in the palace of three illustrious Emperors: Zara Yaqob; his son by another wife, Baeda Maryam I (r. 1468–1478), and Na'od (r. 1494–1505).[2]
- ^ Braukämper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia: Collected Essays. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 61. ISBN 9783825856717. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Beckingham and Huntingford, translators, The Prester John of the Indies by Francisco Álvares (Cambridge: Hakluyt Society, 1961), p. 14 n.3
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