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Princess Sara Gizaw, Duchess of Harar (1 January 1929 – 17 February 2019) was the widow of Prince Makonnen, Duke ( Mesfin) of Harar and second son of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopian Empire.
She was educated at the Royal Infirmary Nursing School of Edinburgh.
She was the mother of five sons, Paul Wossen Seged Makonnen, Mikael Makonnen, Tefferi Makonnen, Beede Mariam Makonnen and the late Dawit Makonnen (also known as Makonnen Makonnen). In her day, Princess Sara was renowned as one of the most beautiful women at the Court of the Emperor of Ethiopia. She was widowed in 1957 when her husband, the Duke of Harar, was killed in a car accident.Paul B. Henze, Layers of Time (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 260 She often accompanied the Emperor on foreign visits, and acted as one of his official hostesses along with Princess Tenagnework after the death of Empress Menen Asfaw.
Princess Sara was imprisoned with the other women of the Imperial Family of Ethiopia in 1974, and was released from prison in 1988. She resided in Addis Ababa. Princess Sara's eldest son, Prince Paul Wossen Seged was second in line to the Ethiopian throne, and prior to his death, was expected to become heir presumptive as the current claimant, Crown Prince Zera Yacob Amha Selassie has no legitimate son.
Death
Princess Sara died on 17 February 2019, at the age of 90. Borkena
Honours
National dynastic
Foreign
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