Henri Christophe[1] (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi kʁistɔf]; 6 October 1767 – 8 October 1820) was a key leader in the Haitian Revolution and the only monarch of the Kingdom of Haiti. Born in the British Caribbean, Christophe was possibly of Senegambian descent [2].

Henry Christophe (born Oct. 6, 1767, Grenada?—died Oct. 8, 1820, Milot, Haiti) was a leader in the war of Haitian independence (1791–1804) and later president (1807–11) and self-proclaimed King Henry I (1811–20) of northern Haiti.

Mar 16, 2010 · Henri Christophe was a military leader in the Haitian Revolution as well as president and later king of the young nation. Born into slavery in 1767, Christophe was brought to French colonial Haiti, known as Saint Domingue, most likely from Kitts.

While not as widely known as François-Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture -- the great military leader that maintained African control over Saint-Domingue from France into 1797 -- Henri Christophe had distinguished himself by 1802 to become L'Ouverture's brigadier general.

The revolutionary nature of Henri Christophe has its roots deeply embedded in his African ancestry. His obstinate, argumentative, and stubborn nature led his father to sell his services to a French ship's captain as a cabin boy before he reached the age of ten.

Jan 7, 2025 · Henry Christophe (1767 - 1820) is one of the most richly complex figures in the history of the Americas, and was, in his time, popular and famous the world over: in The First and Last King of Haiti, a brilliant, award-winning Yale scholar …

May 29, 2018 · Henri Christophe (1767-1820) was a Haitian patriot and king. Though he is mostly remembered for the Citadelle, the fortress he built, equally impressive was his organizational genius, which created a prosperous and solvent Haiti.

Oct 6, 2018 · Henri Christophe is revered as a hero among the Haitians and many within the African diaspora today. Born on this day in 1767 as a former slave of Bambara ethnicity in West Africa, and believed to be of Igbo descent, Christophe was a military leader in the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) that ended both slavery and French colonial rule on the ...

Apr 25, 2017 · In 1820, facing a assassination undertaken by the troops and officers, Christophe ordered his loyals to leave, and committed suicide with a pistol in his palace. Today, Christophe is remembered as one of the most important political figures in Haitian history.

Henri Christophe (b. 6 October 1767; d. 8 October 1820), president of the State of Haiti (1806–1811) and king (1811–1820). In the inky darkness of a mountain night, an exhausted entourage of royalty and servants led by Queen Marie-Louise reached the outer gates of the fortress of Citadelle la Ferrière.