age to John Owen Dominis, her marriage to Cleghorn was bittersweet. Victorian gentlemen expected to be the lord of their castle, their servants, their children, and their wives. Hawaiian nobility (ali?i), however, were raised to rule others. Cleghorn could be blustery and demanding; on several occasions, the princess returned to the island of Hawaii and refused to return until they reconciled. Likelike was vivacious and well-liked, and her home was open to important people from all over the world. She had a reputation as a gracious hostess at her ??inahau estate. Likelike was au courant with the latest fashions, ordering dresses and clothing from San Francisco and Paris. She was known be imperious and quick-tempered, once striking a groom with a whip for not keeping the carriage properly polished. Likelike was baptized and confirmed in the Anglican Church of Hawaii in 1882. Public life After his accession, Likelike's brother Kal?kaua bestowed royal titles and ranks upon her and their siblings: sisters became Princess Lydia Kamaka?eha Dominis (Lili?uokalani) and Princess Miriam Likelike Cleghorn and their brother became Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku. The latter was also named heir to the Hawaiian throne, as Kal?kaua and Queen Kapi?olani had no children of their own. After Leleiohoku's death on April 9, 1877, Kal?kaua proclaimed Lili?uokalani heir apparent to the throne. Likelike and her daughter were next in the line of succession. Kal?kaua bestowed the title of Princess of the Kingdom on Likelike by letters patent on February 10, 1883, also recognizing other members of his family who been using their courtesy titles since 1873. She was ranked in precedence behind the king and queen, Queen Dowager Emma and Lili?uokalani and her husband, John Owen Dominis, and ranked abov
