The diaspora in Italy honors the first Afro-descendant queen of the Americas, Marie-Louise Christophe

On April 23, 2023, the association of Haitians in Italy "Fraternità Haitiana" organized, under the high patronage of the host city of Pisa, and in collaboration with the Embassy of Haiti in Italy, a day to celebrate the life of Queen Marie-Louise Coidavid, widow of King Henry Christophe, who died in exile in Pisa in 1851.

Le Nouvelliste
Par Le Nouvelliste
05 May 2023 | Lecture : 6 min.

On the occasion, two commemorative plaques were respectively erected in front of the Chiesa di San Donnino church, where the tomb of the queen and her two daughters is located, and in front of the queen's last residence on Piazza Francesco Carrara. These new signs will thus permanently promote the history of Haiti in one of the most popular Italian cities among international tourists.

In 1824, Queen Marie-Louise found a home in this warm central Italian city after being in temporary asylum in London. The UK capital, which was o

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