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House of Kamehameha
| Kamehameha | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent house | House of Keoua |
| Country | Kingdom of Hawai‘i |
| Founded | 1795 |
| Founder | Kamehameha I |
| Current head | Survives only through collateral lines |
| Final ruler | Kamehameha V |
| Titles | King of Hawai‘i King of the Hawaiian Islands Joint King of Hawai'i Kuhina Nui |
The House of Kamehameha (Hale O Kamehameha), or the Kamehameha dynasty, was the reigning royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, beginning with its founding by Kamehameha I in 1795 and ending with the death of Kamehameha V in 1872 and Lunalilo in 1874.[1] The kingdom continued for another 21 years, until its overthrow in 1893 with the fall of the House of Kalakaua.[2]
- ^ Homans & Munich 1997, p. 47.
- ^ Siler 2012, p. 220.
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