91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Plaque

Marie-Louise Christophe

Erection date: 7/2/2022

Inscription

Marie-Louise Christophe, 1778 - 1851, first and only queen of Haiti, lived in this house with her daughters in 1824.
Nubian Jak Community Trust
Fanm Rebèl and the Haitian Chamber of Commerce in the GB together with community sponsors.

Site: Marie-Louise Christophe (1 memorial)

W1, Weymouth Street, 49

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Marie-Louise Christophe

Subjects commemorated i

Marie-Louise Christophe

First and only queen of Haiti. Born Marie-Louise Coidavid into a free black ...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Marie-Louise Christophe

Created by i

¹ó²¹²Ô³¾Ìý¸é±ð²úè±ô

A Haitian Kreyòl term meaning 'rebel women'. It is a project sponsored by the...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Haitian Chamber of Commerce in the GB

Promotes commercial ties between Haiti and Great Britain.

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Nearby Memorials

Rotherhithe Tunnel - south - 2

Rotherhithe Tunnel - south - 2

SE16, Brunel Road

The plaques are on the stone pillars either side of the entrance; plaque 1 to the left in our photo and plaque 2 to the right.  The stran...

10 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road - plaque 04

Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road - plaque 04

N16, Leswin Road, 41

Above the entrance at the left: "1883". above the two large windows: "Wesleyan Schools". Now, 2021, residential. The plaques, which we h...

1 subject commemorated
Queen's Head Inn, Southwark

Queen's Head Inn, Southwark

SE1, Borough High Street, 103

The "Queen's Head Inn", owned by the family of John Harvard, founder of Harvard University, formerly stood here. Historic Southwark

3 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
The Simkins of Highgate Village

The Simkins of Highgate Village

N6, Highgate High Street, 64

It's believed that this plaque was put in place in the 1980s. Looking for an explanation for its presence here we wonder if Michael Simki...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Charlie Chaplin - Methley Street

Charlie Chaplin - Methley Street

SE11, Methley Street, 39

2017: The Telegraph reports this house is for sale with pictures of the interior.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator