The Haitian Revolution (1791 - 1804) had left Haiti independent from its old colonial master, France, which had only recently felt the convulsions of civil insurgency itself. Yet it also left the country divided into north and south.
In the north, a remarkable yet despotic man came to be known as Henry I, King of Haiti and held sway for a number of years. He decreed that a palace be constructed to be the centerpiece of his power. Sans-Souci, as it was named, was to be his Versailles.
(thanks Robert-John)
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