Prince (Abeto Lij) Girma Yohannis Iyasu Menelik (born 1961) is the Iyasuist claimant to the abolished throne of Ethiopia. This is a list of Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles used in Ethiopia until the end of the Monarchy in 1974. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

He is the son of Lij Yohannes Iyasu and his wife Woizero Kibre Zewde. Through his father Lij Girma is a grandson of Iyasu V of Ethiopia, Emperor from 1913 until 1916 when he was deposed. Iyasu was the son of King Mikael of Wollo, and matrilineal grandson of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. Prince Girma received his education in the United Kingdom and Germany. He has also worked at the University of Bremen as a professor and researcher. Iyasu V (Geez ኢያሱ), also known as Lij Iyasu (Geez ልጅ ኢያሱ; 4 February 1887 - 25 November 1935) was the designated but uncrowned monarch of Ethiopia (1913 - 1916). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Menelik II (August 17, 1844 - December 12, 1913), Conquering Lion of Judah, Elect of God, King of Kings of Ethiopia was negus negust (emperor) of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death. ... The University of Bremen (Universität Bremen) is a university of about 23,000 students and 1,500 scientists in Bremen, Germany. ...

Lij Girma claims that all the governments in Ethiopia since the 1916 deposition of his grandfather are illegitimate, and as such, as a grandson of Lij Iyasu, he claims to be the rightful monarch of Ethiopia. This is not based on any constitutional procedure, since Ethiopia did not receive its first modern constitution addressing order of succession until 1931. It is based solely on the will of Emperor Menelik II which designated Lij Iyasu as his heir. These claims are challenged by the excommunication of Lij Iyasu (Iyasu V) by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church and the fact that Iyasu was never crowned, and thus could not be regarded as having legitimately succeeded according to the laws of the day. This Ethiopian icon shows St. ...

Support for the various Iyasuist claimants has dwindled from when they received broad support in the mid-twenties to virtually nothing now. Because of this the Iyasuist cause is outside of the mainstream monarchist movement in Ethiopia. Monarchism is the advocacy of the establishment, preservation, or restoration of a monarchy. ...

Prince Girma uses the title Crown Prince of Ethiopia as his title of pretence. This title is also claimed by Zera Yacob Amha Selassie the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I. A Pretender is a claimant to an abolished throne or to a throne already occupied by somebody else. ... Crown Prince Zera Yacob Amha Selassie Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953-) (Geez ዘርአ ያዕቆብ አምሃ ሥላሴ), styled the Crown Prince of Ethiopia is the grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie and son of Emperor-in-Exile Amha Selassie of Ethiopia. ... Emperor Haile Selassie I (Geez: , Power of the Trinity, full title His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, King of Kings of Ethiopia and Elect of God, Geez ) (born Lij Tafari Makonnen Geez , Amharic pronunciation lij teferī mekōnnin, July 23...

He is married to Claudia Bertram, who, since their marriage, goes by the name Princess Claudia Iyasu Menelik.

External links

• Lij Eyasu Michael, Emperor-Designate (Eyasu V)
• royalark
• Diaspora Forum