“Grand Crosses, Commanders, Knights, always be faithful and exact observers of the Statutes of our Order; you have sworn by our institutions to devote yourselves to our service towards and against all, to uphold with all your power our honor, our authority, our rights and our crown; fufill your sermons for the happiness of our common homeland.”
kING HENRY I
Kingdom of Haiti Royal Order was founded on March 28th, 1811. It was granted a royal charter by King Henry I
The Royal order council members regularly met at the Palace of Sans Souci to engage in open dialogue to aide the king in establishing laws and directives from agriculture, academia to religion to guide our newly independent nation.
Under the leadership of the Royal council, the economy of the kingdom prospered through greater agricultural output and increased literacy rate.
Upon the death of King Henry Christophe on October 8, 1820. The new president, Jean-Pierre Boyer, disbanded the Royal council and initiated a crack down on all members of the Royal Order forcing the organization to go underground.
After two decades, the kingdom of Haiti Royal order reconvened when our member and military commander, Faustin Soulouque, was proclaimed emperor in August 26, 1849. Under his kingship, the Royal council worked to promote greater equity and domestic tranquility.
Due to international interference, the kingdom was overthrown on January 15, 1859 by the forces of Fabre Geffrard and the following years of persecution would see the Order go underground.
Years of political instability led to the United States invasion and occupation of Haiti on July 28, 1915. During these troubling times, the Royal order remained an underground resistance protecting the sovereignty of Haiti. Our Royal order member Charlemagne Péralte along with our support for the CaCos forces, resisted the occupation until it ended in 1934.
