Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox II
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Robert Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox II (1919–1996) was related to the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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, son of Prince Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox I of the House of Laanui
, a collateral branch of the House of Kamehameha
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His mother was his father's first wife, Helen Kaleipuanani Simerson Wilberton, daughter of William Kuakini Simerson, by his wife, Julia, née Andrews. His and his father's name, Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui, states his and his family's descent from High Chief Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui, the royal father of Kamehameha the Great and Kalokuokamaile
, the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Robert. His descendants, unlike those of his sister Helen Kalokuokamaile Wilcox, retain their family surname Wilcox. He died December 14, 1996, aged 77.
He married first to Eleanor Kahoano, who was a descendent of the Kalama family who ruled the Oahu/Maui kingdom, one of the four kingdoms that existed before western contact. They had four children, Prince Robert Keeaumoku Wilcox, Prince Sherrill Wilcox, Princess Trudy Mae Wilcox Jones and Princess Katherine Wilcox. These were Robert's first children born in the 1940's. Eleanor had two more sons, Alvin Wilcox and Brian Johnson. After marrying her second husband, Delbert, Eleanor left her four children to be raised by her sister, Mary Kahoano Jacosalem. Robert's second wife was Martina Tamara Ahuna, born January 14, 1922. Prince Orson Guy Kiha'apiilani Wilcox and Princess Venetta Owana Kaohelelani Wilcox were their children born in the 1950's. His third marriage was to Betty Kim and with her, he had two daughters, who were Princess Adrienne Lee Wilcox, and Princess Tyrene Wilcox. Robert's fourth was Anita, with whom he had Princess Dalla Kaleipuanai Wilcox.
Kingdom of Hawaii
The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...
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Life
He was born April 12, 1919 in Honolulu, OahuOahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
, son of Prince Robert Kalanikupuapaikalaninui Wilcox I of the House of Laanui
House of Laanui
The House of Laanui is a family of heirs to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii collateral to the House of Kamehameha. Both houses are branches of the House of Keōua Nui.- History:...
, a collateral branch of the House of Kamehameha
House of Kamehameha
The House of Kamehameha , or the Kamehameha Dynasty, was the reigning family of the Kingdom of Hawaii between the unification of the islands by Kamehameha I in 1810 and the death of Kamehameha V in 1872...
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His mother was his father's first wife, Helen Kaleipuanani Simerson Wilberton, daughter of William Kuakini Simerson, by his wife, Julia, née Andrews. His and his father's name, Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui, states his and his family's descent from High Chief Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui, the royal father of Kamehameha the Great and Kalokuokamaile
Kalokuokamaile
Kalokuokamaile , was a Hawaiian chief and first-born son of Keoua Kalanikupuapaikalaninui and half-brother of Kamehameha the Great who unified the Hawaiian Islands in 1810. He was the progenitor of the House of Kalokuokamaile.- Biography :He was born on the island of Maui...
, the great-great-great-great-grandfather of Robert. His descendants, unlike those of his sister Helen Kalokuokamaile Wilcox, retain their family surname Wilcox. He died December 14, 1996, aged 77.
Marriage
He married first to Eleanor Kahoano, who was a descendent of the Kalama family who ruled the Oahu/Maui kingdom, one of the four kingdoms that existed before western contact. They had four children, Prince Robert Keeaumoku Wilcox, Prince Sherrill Wilcox, Princess Trudy Mae Wilcox Jones and Princess Katherine Wilcox. These were Robert's first children born in the 1940's. Eleanor had two more sons, Alvin Wilcox and Brian Johnson. After marrying her second husband, Delbert, Eleanor left her four children to be raised by her sister, Mary Kahoano Jacosalem. Robert's second wife was Martina Tamara Ahuna, born January 14, 1922. Prince Orson Guy Kiha'apiilani Wilcox and Princess Venetta Owana Kaohelelani Wilcox were their children born in the 1950's. His third marriage was to Betty Kim and with her, he had two daughters, who were Princess Adrienne Lee Wilcox, and Princess Tyrene Wilcox. Robert's fourth was Anita, with whom he had Princess Dalla Kaleipuanai Wilcox.