Álvaro V of Kongo
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Álvaro V of Kongo, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo
for a short period in the year 1636.
The king was part of the Kimpanzu
kanda. He was a cousin to the founding monarchs of the Kinlaza
kanda that would rule the kingdom until the Kongo Civil War
. King Alvaro V took power after the poisoning of the young king Alvaro IV
. King Alvaro V was jealous of the growing power and status of the future Alvaro VI
and his brother. He raised an army against them and was defeated. The brothers spared him and allowed him to continue on as king. Six months later, the king made a second attempt, at which he was slain and the throne passed to King Alvaro VI of the Kinlaza.
Kingdom of Kongo
The Kingdom of Kongo was an African kingdom located in west central Africa in what are now northern Angola, Cabinda, the Republic of the Congo, and the western portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
for a short period in the year 1636.
The king was part of the Kimpanzu
Kimpanzu
The Kimpanzu were members of the Mpanzu kanda also known as the House of Kimpanzu, one of the lineages from which the kings of Kongo were chosen during the 17th century and following Kongo's reunification under Pedro IV.-Origins:...
kanda. He was a cousin to the founding monarchs of the Kinlaza
Kinlaza
The Kinlaza were members of the Nlaza kanda or House of Kinlaza, one of the ruling houses of the Kingdom of Kongo during the 17th century. It was one of the main factions during the Kongo Civil War along with the Kimpanzu and Kinkanga a Mvika kandas....
kanda that would rule the kingdom until the Kongo Civil War
Kongo Civil War
The Kongo Civil War was an internal conflict between rival houses of the Kingdom of Kongo. The war waged throughout the middle of the 17th and 18th centuries pitting partisans of the House of Kinlaza against the House of Kimpanzu...
. King Alvaro V took power after the poisoning of the young king Alvaro IV
Álvaro IV of Kongo
Álvaro IV of Kongo was a ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from 1631 to 1636.The king was last of the House of Kwilu monarchs which had ruled the kingdom with only one intermission since 1567. He was a son of Álvaro III and took possession of the throne at age thirteen...
. King Alvaro V was jealous of the growing power and status of the future Alvaro VI
Álvaro VI of Kongo
Álvaro VI of Kongo, sometimes called Nimi a Lukeni a Nzenze a Ntumba , was a ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo.Descended through the female line of Anna Ntumba from King Afonso I, he became Duke of Mbemba in 1634...
and his brother. He raised an army against them and was defeated. The brothers spared him and allowed him to continue on as king. Six months later, the king made a second attempt, at which he was slain and the throne passed to King Alvaro VI of the Kinlaza.