# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ranavalona-iii
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:45:19.405Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ranavalona-iii"
name: "Ranavalona III"
slug: "ranavalona-iii"
description: "Ranavalona III was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from 30 July 1883 to 28 February 1897 in a reign marked by ultimately futile efforts to resist the colonial designs of the government of France. As a young woman, she was selected to succeed Queen Ranavalona II. Like both preceding queens, Ranavalona entered a political marriage with a member of the Hova elite named Rainilaiarivony, who largely oversaw the day-to-day governance of the kingdom and managed its foreign affairs in his role as prime minister. Ranavalona tried to stave off colonization by strengthening trade and diplomatic relations with foreign powers throughout her reign, but French attacks on coastal port towns and an assault on the capital city of Antananarivo led to the capture of the royal palace in 1895, ending the sovereignty and political autonomy of the centuries-old kingdom."
tagline: "Last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar (1861-1917)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ranavalona.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
birthDate: "1861-11-22"
deathDate: "1917-05-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.840876
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump