Álvaro VII of Kongo

Mwene Kongo
Álvaro VII
Mwene Kongo
ReignDecember 1665 – June 1666
PredecessorAfonso II
SuccessorÁlvaro VIII

Álvaro VII (Mpanzu-a-Mabondo) (b. 1631 - d. 1666) was king of the Kingdom of Congo from 1665 to 1666.[1]

When the death of Antonio I at the Battle of Mbwila (October 29, 1665) was announced, Álvaro, a relative of the dead sovereign and a member of the Kinlaza lineage, was proclaimed king.[2]

The new king sent a trusted Capuchin, Friar Girolamo of Montesarchio, to make peace with the Portuguese in to Luanda, Angola, in Christmas 1665. But the friar was waylaid by a rebellion in Mbamba, and only returned to the capital in June 1666, where he found Álvaro VII already dead; in the meantime, the powerful Count of Soyo, Paulo da Silva, had marched on São Salvador (the capital of the kingdom), killed the king and proclaimed Álvaro VIII in his place.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Angola Traditional states". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  2. ^ Kessler, P. L. "Kingdoms of Africa - Angola / Kongo Kingdom". The History Files. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. ^ Thornton, John K. (1982). "The Kingdom of Kongo, ca. 1390-1678. The Development of an African Social Formation (Le royaume du Kongo, ca. 1390-1678. Développement d'une formation sociale africaine)". Cahiers d'Études Africaines. 22 (87/88): 337. ISSN 0008-0055.
Preceded by Manikongo
1665–1666 		Succeeded by
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Awenekongo of the Kilukeni kanda (1390–1567)Awenekongo of the Kwilu kanda (1567–1622)Awenekongo of the Nkanga a Mvika kanda (1622–1626)Mwenekongo of the Kwilu kanda (1626–1636)Awenekongo of the Kimpanzu kanda (1636)Awenekongo of the Kinlaza kanda (1636–1665)Civil War Awenekongo (1665–1678)Post-Civil War statesAwenekongo after
the recapture of São Salvador (1709–1891)Awenekongo after
1881 vassalage treaty with Portugal (1891–1914)Pretenders to the Kongo throne since 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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