William Henry Clarence
Chief of the Miskito
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| Intro | Chief of the Miskito | |
| A.K.A. | Guillaume Ier | |
| A.K.A. | Guillaume Ier | |
| Places | Nicaragua | |
| was | Tribal chief | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | February 1833, Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| Death | 5 May 1879Bluefields, Nicaragua (aged 46 years) |
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William Henry Clarence (1856–1879) was King, or Hereditary Chief, of the Miskito. He was educated privately at Kingston, Jamaica. He succeeded on the death of his uncle George Augustus Frederic II, 27 November 1865 and was crowned, c. 23 May 1866. He reigned under a Council of Regency until he came of age and assumed full ruling powers in 1874. He was poisoned on 5 May 1879.