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'''Emma, Queen Consort of Hawaii''' ([[January 2]], [[1836]] – [[April
==Early years==
Emma was born Emalani<ref name="fn_1">http://hml.org/mmhc/exhibits/alii/</ref>, and was later '''Emma Rooke'''. She was hanaied (adopted) to her maternal aunt, [[Grace Kama'iku'i Young Rooke]], and her husband, [[Dr. T.C.B. Rooke]]. She was granddaughter of John Young, [[Kamehameha the Great]]'s British-born royal advisor and companion.▼
▲Emma was born Emalani<ref name="fn_1">http://hml.org/mmhc/exhibits/alii/</ref>, and was later '''Emma Rooke'''. She was hanaied (adopted) to her her childless maternal aunt, chiefess [[Grace Kama'iku'i Young Rooke]], and her husband, [[Dr. T.C.B. Rooke]]. She was granddaughter of John Young, [[Kamehameha the Great]]'s British-born royal advisor and companion.
Emma was educated in Honolulu at the Royal School, which was established by American missionaries.
==Married life and reign==
In 1856, she married Alexander Liholiho, who a year earlier had assumed the throne as [[Kamehameha IV]]. Two years later, in 1858, Emma gave birth to a son, Albert Edward Kauikeaouli Leiopapa, a Kamehameha.
The queen kept herself busy tending to royal palace affairs, including the expansion of the scholarly library. Inspired by watching her father’s work, Emma encouraged her husband to help establish a public hospital.
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==Death==
Queen Emma died on April 25, 1885 at the age of 49. She was given a royal funeral and was laid to rest in [[Mauna Ala]], next to her husband and son.
==Trivia==
* England’s Queen Victoria remarked of Emma, "Nothing could be nicer or more dignified than her manner."
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://hawaii.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/queen+emma Site on Hawaii featuring articles on its history.]
== See also ==
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