Rainilaiarivony

Events

2

Episodes

3

Years

1869–1895

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Rainilaiarivony, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Ranavalona II baptized

   1869

   Role: Prime Minister

   1. 121 February 1869 · Andohalo (ceremony site; broader locality recorded as Antananarivo)Court Conversion and Marriage

      Ranavalona II married Prime Minister Rainilaiarivony at Andohalo on 21 February 1869, on which occasion the court officially underwent conversion to Christianity.

2. French troops capture Antananarivo in the Franco-Malagasy War

   1895

   Role: Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief

   1. 214 September 1895 · Andriba (departure point); destination the capitalFlying Column Dispatched Toward the Capital

      General Duchesne dispatched a flying column from Andriba toward the capital on 14 September 1895, following resistance attempts by Rainilaiarivony.

   2. 31 October 1895 · Merina capital (Antananarivo), signing location unattestedTreaty Signing

      The Merina Kingdom signed a treaty with France on 1 October 1895, establishing a French protectorate.

Sources

1. Ranavalona II Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-11
2. Second Madagascar expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22