ANDREAS I. OR AMDA SION. Isaac was succeeded by his son Andreas, who reigned only seven months, and they were both buried at Tedba Mariam. [Illustration] TECLA MARIAM, OR HASEB NANYA. From 1429 to 1433. This prince was third son of David, and succeeded his nephew. He reigned four years, and took for his inauguration name, Haseb Nanya. [Illustration] SARWE YASOUS. This prince was son of Tecla Mariam, he reigned only four months; his inauguration name was Maharak Nanya. He has been omitted in some of the lists of kings. [Illustration] AMDA YASOUS. Sarwe Yasous was succeeded by his brother Amda Yasous, whose inauguration name was Badel Nanya. He was second son of Tecla Mariam, and reigned nine months. [Illustration] ZARA JACOB. From 1434 to 1468. _Sends Ambassadors from Jerusalem to the Council of Florence--First Entry of the Roman Catholics into Abyssinia, and Dispute about Religion--King persecutes the Remnants of Sabaism and Idolatry--Mahometan Provinces rebel, and are subdued--The King dies._ These very short reigns were followed by one of an extraordinary length. Zara Jacob, fourth son of David II. succeeded his nephew, and reigned 34 years, and, at his inauguration, took the name of Constantine. He is looked upon in Abyssinia to have been another Solomon; and a model of what the best of sovereigns should be. From what we know of him, he seems to have been a prince who had the best opportunity, and with that the greatest inclination to be instructed in the politics, manners, and religion of other countries. A convent had been long before this established at Jerusalem for the Abyssinians, which he in part endowed, as appears by his letters still extant[10], written to monks of that convent. He also obtained from the Pope[11] a convent for the Abyssinians at Rome, which to this day is appropriated to them, though it is very seldom that either there, or even at Jerusalem, there are now any Abyssinians. By his desire, and in his name, ambassadors (_i. e._ priests from Jerusalem) were sent by Abba Nicodemus, the then Superior, who assisted at the council of Florence, where, however, they adhered to the opinion of the Greek church about the proceeding of the Holy Ghost, which created a schism between the Greek and Latin churches. This embassy was thought of consequence enough to be the subject of a painting in the Vatican, and to this picture we owe the knowledge of such an embassy having been sent.