ImperialEthiopia.org
Title
Imperial Ethiopia - Ethiopian History, Culture, Tradition
Contact
- IMPERIALCROWNCOUNCIL OF ETHIOPIA
Description
Welcome to Imperial Ethiopia, official site of the Imperial Family of Ethiopia. Today, Africa's oldest royal dynasty is a point of reference for Africans everywhere, and especially for Ethiopians, in Ethiopia and around the world. In keeping with this unique nation's ancient dynastic traditions, the Imperial Crown Council, composed of the Imperial Family's princes, trusted advisors and leading clerics, is a very real link to Ethiopia's past and present.
According to a very old tradition, the Ethiopian emperors were descended from Menelik, the son of Queen Makeda of Sheba (Sabae) by King Solomon. Recent generations of the Imperial Family are also descended from the Prophet Muhammad, but the prince who is crowned must profess the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. In Ethiopian law, the reigning Emperor designates an heir apparent who ascends the Throne by approval of the Crown Council. This aspect of Ethiopian dynastic succession is not unlike certain tribal succession laws of other dynasties of the region, such as the House of Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia. In keeping with the provisions of the Ethiopian Constitution enacted in 1955, the Crown Council administers the affairs of the Imperial Family, representing the Crown during an interregnum such as the present one.
Emperor Amha Selassie I, son of Haile Selassie, died in the United States in 1997. He had formally reorganized the Crown Council several years
