The Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence of King Henri I (better known as Henri Christophe) of Haiti. Construction of the palace started in 1810 and was completed in 1813. It is located in the town of Milot, Nord Department.
Close to the Palace is the Citadelle Laferrière, which was built by King Henri I to repell a possible French invasion (the former colonial ruler of Haiti, France, did not recognize the independance of the new nation before the 1820s).
Crippled by a stroke, King Henri I committed suicide on the grounds of the palace on October 8, 1820. He was buried in the Citadelle.
The Prince Royal of Haiti was bayoneted to death by revolutionaries at the Palace on October 18, 1820.
An 1842 earthquake destroyed the palace and the nearby city of Cap-Haïtien; the palace was never rebuilt. Its ruins have been designated a World Heritage Site.
