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Jacques-Victor Henry, Prince Royal of Haiti (3 March 1804 – 18 October 1820) was the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Haiti. He was the youngest child of Henri Christophe, then a general in the Haitian Army, by his wife Marie-Louise Coidavid.
He was buried at the Citadelle Henry. His 16-year-old son and heir, Jacques-Victor Henri, Prince Royal of Haiti, was murdered 10 days later at the Sans-Souci Palace by rebels. Following the assassination of Emperor Jacques I, the country was split.
On 26 March 1811, Christophe created a kingdom in the north and was later proclaimed Henry I, King of Haïti. He also created a nobility and named his legitimate son Jacques-Victor Henry as prince and heir.
The youngest son of King Henry I, HRH Jacques-Victor Henry, Prince Royal of Haiti reigned as the unproclaimed King of Haiti for ten days, from 08 to 18 October 1820. His two older brothers, both sons of King Henry and Queen Marie-Louise, died before the Kingdom of Haiti was proclaimed, rendering him the heir apparent.
The king commissioned Evans to paint the only official portraits of himself and his heir, Jacques-Victor (shown below). Both are full length yet quite distinct, capturing in fine detail the individual personalities and their respective positions. Christophe appears as a gallant, middle-aged man with graying hair in an interior space.
Jacques Victor-Henry, Prince Royal of Haiti, 1804-1820. Descripción. Óleo sobre lienzo. Retrato oficial de cuerpo entero del Príncipe Victor Henry Christophe, pintado a Gran Estilo. Encargado por Henry Christophe al pintor británico Richard Evans, quien estaba a cargo de la escuela de dibujo y pintura en Sans Souci.
Jacques-Victor Henry, Prince Royal of Haiti (3 March 1804 – 18 October 1820) was the heir apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Haiti. He was the youngest child of Henri Christophe , then a general in the Haitian Army, by his wife Marie-Louise Coidavid .
