Ron of Alona's life was saved by the intervention of a local tribesman. He decided that he was going to adopt the tribesman daughter, like Ron of Alona, as a woman who would be the bride of his son. Ravolona would be brought into his court in order to marry his son. But she would be the first of one of 12 wives, I think, or is 11? Was she one of 12 or was it her and 12 additional others?
In 1828, after the death of her husband, Queen Ranavalona I. came into power by killing all other potential regents (wives, sons, mothers). At that time, she was between 30 and 40 years old. Ranavalona I. went down in history rather ingloriously and bears the surname “the cruel”. Many Malagasy call her regency tany maizina, in English “years of darkness”. But despite this she is still a rather complex character. One who did amazing and terrible things at the same time. Let us tell her story today
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