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Omoluyiri
Olu of Warri
Warri Kingdom
- Title
- Olu of Warri
- Succession
- 7th Olu of Warri
- Reigned
- c. 1640 – c. 1660
- Lived
- ? – c. 1660
- Father
- Akengboye
- Children
- Dom Domingos
About
Olu Omoluyiri was the 9th Olu of the medieval Warri Kingdom in present-day Delta State, Nigeria, ruling over the Itsekiri and non-Itsekiri peoples. He was a son of Olu Atuwatse I (Olu Dom Domingos) and succeeded his brother Olu Oyenakpagha (Obanighenren), reigning approximately from 1654 to 1674. He bore the Portuguese name Mathias Ludivico and married a Portuguese noblewoman, reflecting the Warri royal house's longstanding ties with Portugal. He was succeeded by his son, Olu Abejoye.
Notable facts
- 9th Olu of the Warri Kingdom (not 7th, according to Wikipedia)
- Reigned c. 1654–1674
- Son of Olu Atuwatse I (Olu Dom Domingos), the 7th Olu of Warri
- Succeeded his brother Olu Oyenakpagha (Olu Obanighenren), the 8th Olu
- Bore the Portuguese name Mathias Ludivico
- Married a Portuguese noblewoman
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