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Álvaro VII of Kongo

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Álvaro VII
Mwene Kongo
Reign	December 1665 – June 1666
Predecessor	Afonso II of Kongo and Nkondo
Successor	Álvaro VIII
Born	1631
Died	June 1666 (aged 34/35)

Álvaro VII (Mpanzu-a-Mabondo) (1631 – June 1666) was king of theKingdom of Congo from 1665 to 1666.^[1]

When the death ofAntonio I at theBattle of Mbwila (October 29, 1665) was announced, Álvaro, a relative of the dead sovereign and a member of theKinlaza lineage, was proclaimed king.^[2]

The new king sent a trustedCapuchin,Friar Girolamo of Montesarchio, to make peace with thePortuguese in toLuanda,Angola, inChristmas 1665. But the friar was waylaid by a rebellion inMbamba, and only returned to the capital in June 1666, where he found Álvaro VII already dead; in the meantime, the powerfulCount of Soyo, Paulo da Silva, had marched onSão Salvador (the capital of the kingdom), killed the king and proclaimedÁlvaro VIII in his place.^[3]

References

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^"Angola Traditional states".www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved2024-04-06.
^Kessler, P. L."Kingdoms of Africa - Angola / Kongo Kingdom".The History Files. Retrieved2024-04-06.
^Thornton, John K. (1982)."The Kingdom of Kongo, ca. 1390-1678. The Development of an African Social Formation (Le royaume du Kongo, ca. 1390-1678. Développement d'une formation sociale africaine)".Cahiers d'Études Africaines.22 (87/88): 337.ISSN 0008-0055.

Preceded by

Afonso II

Manikongo
1665–1666

Succeeded by

Álvaro VIII

v t e Rulers of theKingdom of Kongo
Awenekongo of theKilukeni kanda (1390–1567)	Lukeni lua Nimi Nanga of Kongo Nlaza of Kongo Nkuwu a Ntinu of Kongo João I of Kongo Afonso I of Kongo Pedro I of Kongo Diogo I Nkumbi a Mpudi Afonso II of Kongo Bernardo I of Kongo Henrique I of Kongo
Awenekongo of theKwilu kanda (1567–1622)	Álvaro I of Kongo Álvaro II of Kongo Bernardo II of Kongo Álvaro III of Kongo
Awenekongo of theNkanga a Mvika kanda (1622–1626)	Pedro II of Kongo Garcia I of Kongo
Mwenekongo of theKwilu kanda (1626–1636)	Ambrósio I of Kongo Álvaro IV of Kongo
Awenekongo of theKimpanzu kanda (1636)	Álvaro V of Kongo
Awenekongo of theKinlaza kanda (1636–1665)	Álvaro VI of Kongo Garcia II of Kongo António I of Kongo
Civil War Awenekongo (1665–1678)	Afonso II of Kongo and Nkondo Álvaro VII of Kongo Álvaro VIII of Kongo Pedro III of Kongo Álvaro IX of Kongo Rafael I of Kongo Afonso III of Kongo Daniel I of Kongo
Post-Civil War states	Garcia III of Kibangu André I of Kibangu Manuel I of Kibangu Álvaro X of Kibangu Pedro IV of Kongo Pedro III of Kongo João II of Lemba Manuel II of Kongo
Awenekongo after the recapture of São Salvador (1709–1891)	Pedro IV of Kongo Manuel II of Kongo Garcia IV of Kongo Nicolau I of Kongo Afonso IV of Kongo António II of Kongo Sebastião I of Kongo "Pedro V" Álvaro XI of Kongo José I of Kongo Afonso V of Kongo Álvaro XII of Kongo Aleixo I of Kongo Joaquim I of Kongo Henrique II of Kongo Garcia V of Kongo André II of Kongo Henrique III of Kongo Álvaro XIII of Kongo Pedro V of Kongo
Awenekongo after 1881 vassalage treaty with Portugal (1891–1914)	Álvaro XIV of Kongo Henrique IV of Kongo Pedro VI of Kongo Manuel Nkomba of Kongo Manuel III of Kongo
Pretenders to the Kongo throne since 1914	Alvaro XV of Kongo Pedro VII of Kongo António III of Kongo Isabel Maria da Gama, Q of Kongo (regent) Pedro VIII of Kongo Isabel Maria da Gama of Kongo (regent)