Bety of Betsimisaraka

Marie Elisabeth "Bety" Sobobie of Betsimisaraka or Betia (1735-1805), was queen regnant of the kingdom of Betsimisaraka, consisting of the island Île Sainte-Marie and parts of eastern Madagaskar, from 1750 to 1754. She famously ceded the Île Sainte-Marie to France in 1750.

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