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Princess Seble Desta
Princess of Ethiopia
Born
(1932-08-29) 29 August 1932 (age 86)
Ethiopian Empire
Spouse
Dejazmach Kassa Wolde Mariam
Issue
Lij Amha Kassa
Immabet Jote Kassa
Woizerit Yashimmabet Kassa
Woizerit Debritu Kassa
Woizerit Kokeb Kassa



Full name

Immabet Sabla-Wangel
House House of Solomon
Father Desta Damtew
Mother Princess Tenagnework
Religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo














Imperial Family of Ethiopia
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Princess Seble Desta (also Princess Sybil Desta) is the daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She is the widow of Dejazmach Kassa Wolde Mariam, heir to the former Welega kingdom of Leqa Qallam.[1][2]They married at Addis Ababa, on 31 January 1959 (in a double wedding with her sister, Princess Sophia Desta).


Princess Seble and Dejazmach Kassa were the parents of five children:[3]




  • Immabet Jote Kassa (born 14 November 1960). She was in boarding school in England at the time of the coup. She has two children, Adey Sara Kejela and Amman Samuel Kejela.


  • Woizerit Yeshimebet Kassa (born 1962). She was in boarding school in England at the time of the coup.


  • Woizerit Debritu Kassa (born 1967). Escaped from confinement in 1977. She has two children, Yonas Amha, and Anna Amha.


  • Woizerit Kokeb Kassa (born 1967). Escaped from confinement in 1977. She has two children, Aden Abey, and Kaleb Abey.


  • Lij Amha Kassa (born 14 November 1972). Escaped from confinement in 1977.




Contents






  • 1 Other


  • 2 Honours


    • 2.1 National honours [6]


    • 2.2 Foreign honours




  • 3 Ancestry


  • 4 References





Other


Princess Seble was imprisoned by the Dergue from 1974 until 1988.[4][5]



Honours



National honours [6]



  • Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Queen of Sheba.

  • Imperial Coronation Medal (1930).

  • Jubilee Medal (1955)

  • Jubilee Medal (1966).



Foreign honours


  • Honorary Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (United Kingdom, 1 January 1965).[7]


Ancestry


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References





  1. ^ "Princess Tenagne Worq". The Times. 10 April 2003. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Princess Desta


  3. ^ Royal Ark


  4. ^ Royal Ark


  5. ^ Princesses in Prison


  6. ^ Royal Ark


  7. ^ Profile, royalark.net; accessed 29 August 2015.









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