Person

Kaʻahumanu

queen consort and acted as regent of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as Kuhina Nui

b. 1768 CE – d. 1832 CE World Northern Oceania

Kaʻahumanu (March 17, 1768 – June 5, 1832) ("the feathered mantle") was queen consort and acted as regent of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi as Kuhina Nui. She was the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I and also the most politically powerful, and continued to wield considerable power as co-ruler in the kingdom during reigns of his first two successors.