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Queen Emma’s Birthday
January 2
Jan. 2, 1836 – Emma Kalanikaumaka‘amano Kaleleonālani Na‘ea Rooke often called Emalani, “royal Emma,” was born in Honolulu to High Chiefess Fanny Kekelaokalani Young and High Chief George Na‘ea. Emma was hānai ‘ia to her maternal aunt, Chiefess Grace Kama‘iku‘i Young Rooke, and her husband, Dr. Thomas C. B. Rooke. She married Alexander Liholiho, King Kamehameha IV on June 19, 1856, and became queen of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
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