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In ruins now, the Palace Sans-Souci is a clear trace of the proud Henri Christophe, who modelled the palace after the namesake in Potsdam, Germany.
Henri Christophe then established himself as the president of Northern Haiti, and turned the north of the country into a kingdom in 1811, proclaiming himself king. Construction of the Palace Sans-Souci started in 1810 and finished in 1813, and served as a residence for the self-made monarch until the end of his life. It was during these years that he also started construction of the Citadelle La Ferrière, uphill from Sans-Souci Palace. The palace was modeled after the Sansssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany, and on its 8 hectare terrain included not just the king's residence, but also military barracks, administrative buildings, prisons, etcetera. The end of Henri Christophe came when people turned against him. When he was crippled in 1820, rather than facing a possible revolt, he shot himself - some say in the Palace Sans-Souci itself, some say in the Citadelle La Ferrière that he did not even live to see finished. He is buried in the Citadelle, so much is sure.
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