Álvaro IV of Kongo
Álvaro IV | |
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Manikongo | |
Álvaro IV of Kongo | |
Reign | 1631 to 1636 |
Predecessor | Ambrósio I |
Successor | Álvaro V |
Died | 1636 |
Dynasty | Kwilu dynasty |
Father | Álvaro III |
Álvaro IV of Kongo, also known as Álvaro IV Nzinga a Nkuwu, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1631 to 1636.[1]
The king was the last of the House of Kwilu monarchs which had ruled the kingdom with only one intermission since 1567. He was a son of Álvaro III and took possession of the throne at age thirteen. He came to power during a time of great strife in the kingdom, and if not for the intervention of future kings Álvaro VI and Garcia II, his reign might have been much shorter. Only five years after being placed on the throne, the duke of Mbamba Daniel da Silva, marched on the capital of São Salvador on the pretence of "protecting his nephew from outsiders". The king fled with his protectors where they fought a pitched battle against da Silva's forces at a swamp. The king's forces under the leadership of Lukeni family brothers Álvaro and Garcia were victorious, and Álvaro IV was placed back on the throne. In 1636, the king died of poison and Álvaro V, a cousin of the Lukeni brothers, took the throne for the House of Kimpanzu.
See also
- Kingdom of Kongo
- House of Kwilu
References
- ^ Shillington, Kevin (2005). Encyclopedia of African History. Volume 3. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. p. 775. ISBN 9781579582456.
Preceded by | Manikongo 1631–1636 | Succeeded by |
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- Ambrósio I of Kongo
- Álvaro IV of Kongo
the recapture of São Salvador (1709–1891)
- Pedro IV of Kongo
- Manuel II of Kongo
- Garcia IV of Kongo
- Nicolau I of Kongo
- Afonso IV of Kongo
- António II of Kongo
- Sebastião I of Kongo
- "Pedro V"
- Álvaro XI of Kongo
- José I of Kongo
- Afonso V of Kongo
- Álvaro XII of Kongo
- Aleixo I of Kongo
- Joaquim I of Kongo
- Henrique II of Kongo
- Garcia V of Kongo
- André II of Kongo
- Henrique III of Kongo
- Álvaro XIII of Kongo
- Pedro V of Kongo
1881 vassalage treaty with Portugal (1891–1914)
- Alvaro XV of Kongo
- Pedro VII of Kongo
- António III of Kongo
- Isabel Maria da Gama, Q of Kongo (regent)
- Pedro VIII of Kongo
- Isabel Maria da Gama of Kongo (regent)
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