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Ndlovukati
Ndlovukati (, pl. ''tiNdlovukati''; also spelled Indlovukazi) is the siSwati language, siSwati title for the female monarch of Eswatini. The title is given preferentially to the mother of the reigning List of Kings of Swaziland, king (styled the ''Ngwenyama'', "Lion of Swaziland"), or to another female royal of high status if the king's mother has died. The title is roughly equivalent to a queen mother, though she is jointly head of state, ruling alongside the Ngwenyama. The title can also mean ''doctor''. When there is no king, the Ndlovukati rules as queen regent. The current Ndlovukati is Queen Ntfombi of Eswatini, Ntfombi Tfwala, the mother of Ngwenyama Mswati III and wife of Sobhuza II. She was also queen regent from 1983 until 1986 when Mswati became king. The most notable queen regent was Ndlovukati Labotsibeni Mdluli who ruled Swaziland from 1899 until 1921 when she abdicated for Sobhuza II. Origins The Ndlovukati is traditionally joint monarch of Eswatini with the king ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ntfombi Of Eswatini
Ntfombi (born Ntfombi Tfwala; 27 December 1949) has been Ndlovukati, Queen Mother of Eswatini since 1986. She was also regent of Eswatini from 1983 to 1986. She is the mother of King Mswati III. Early life and marriage Ntfombi married King Sobhuza II of Swaziland, with whom she had a son, Mswati III of Swaziland, Prince Makhosetive Dlamini. In 1982 King Sobhuza designated another of his wives, Dzeliwe of Swaziland, Queen Dzeliwe, as the ''Ndlovukati'' to reign as joint sovereign with his future successor. Instead of recognizing one of her sons as his heir apparent, he indicated to his ''Privy Council, Loqoqo'' that he wanted Prince Makhosetive Dlamini to succeed him on the throne. In June 1982 he also extended the authority of the ''Loqoqo'', empowering it to act as a "Supreme Council of State", free to appoint an "Authorised Person" to exercise the royal prerogative if a regent was deemed unable to do so properly. Regency of Queen Dzeliwe In the power vacuum that resulted from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomawa Ndwandwe
laNgolotsheni (Lomawa) Ndwandwe (died September 1938) was the Ndlovukati (queen mother) of Swaziland, the wife of King Ngwane V, and the mother of King Sobhuza II. Biography Early life Ndwandwe, of the Esikoteni branch of the Ndwandwe clan, was born to Chief Ngolotjeni Nxumalo and Msindvose Ndlela. She was the eldest of three sisters. Her siblings included her full sister (and ultimately, co-wife) Nukwase Ndwandwe, who succeeded her as Ndlovukati, and her brother Benjamin Nxumalo, who later provided counsel to Sobhuza II. As a descendant of La Zidze and as the daughter of a respected chief, Ndwandwe was selected by the council of elders as the main wife for Ngwane V. Reign Following the death of Ngwane V, Ndwandwe was selected from among his widows, by the council of elders, as the next Ndlovukati, and her infant son Nkhotfotjeni was named King Sobhuza II. As the Queen Mother, Ndwandwe was the guardian of Swazi rituals. Death Ndwandwe died in September 1938. In order to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lojiba Simelane
Queen Lojiba Simelane was one of the wives of King Ndvungunye and the sister of Ndvungunye's main wife Somnjalose Simelane, the mother of King Sobhuza I. Lojiba acted as the queen regent and Indlovukati of Swaziland from 1836 after the death of Sobhuza I until 1840 when King Mswati II became the king.Matsebula, J.S; Mlotshwa, D.K.; Mlotshwa, J M; Ntiwane, N.D (2016): The History of Emaswati in South Africa. South Africa: Mbokodo Publishers. Page 47 Lojiba and Somnjalose were given in marriage to King Ndvungunye by the Simelane clan when the clan sought refuge in his kingdom. Their father was Nsibandze Simelane.Matsebula, J.S.M (1980): ''A History of Swaziland''. Cape Town: Creda Press. Page 8, 15, The sisters were born into the Ndlangamandla people, a smaller sub-clan within the larger Simelane lineage. Lojiba, also known as LaNsibandze, was likely older to Somnjalose, her ''inhlanti''. Historically, the Simelane clan resided in Empangeni, in the Zulu Kingdom The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisile Khumalo
Sisile Khumalo, better known as LaMgangeni (died 1875), was Ndlovukati (queen mother) of Swaziland Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where ... during the reign of King Mbandzeni. Her son, Ludvonga, died poisoning without heirs in 1872 and was never made king. Khumalo was influential in the choice of Mbandzeni (later King Dlamini IV) as successor to King Mswati II. Biography Sisile was chosen by King Mswati II from amongst Mgangeni Khumalo's girls. She gave birth to Ludvonga. When Mswati died in 1868, Ludvonga was chosen to be the King of Eswatini at the age of 17. The Crown Prince Ludvonga married Mdvumo Mthimkhulu and soon after that Ludvonga passed away without a child. Sisile, or LaMgangeni, who only had Ludvonga, was requested by the council of elders to choose on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Dlamini
The House of Dlamini is the royal house of the Kingdom of Eswatini. Mswati III, as king and Ngwenyama of Eswatini, is the current head of the house of Dlamini. Swazi kings up to the present day are referred to as '' Ingwenyama'' and they rule together with the Queen Mother who is called '' Indlovukati''. The Swazi kings, like other Nguni nations, practice polygamy and thus have many wives and children. Foundations The Dlamini dynasty traces itself back to a chief ''Dlamini I'' (also known as ''Matalatala''), who is said to have migrated with the Swazi people from East Africa through Tanzania and Mozambique. Ngwane III, however, is often considered to be the first King of modern Eswatini, who ruled from 1745 to 1780. In the early years of the Dlamini dynasty, the people and the country in which they resided was called ''Ngwane'', after Ngwane III. In the early 19th century, the Dlamini centre of power shifted to the central part of Eswatini, known as Ezulwini valley. This oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labotsibeni Mdluli
Labotsibeni Mdluli (c. 1859 – 15 December 1925), also known as Gwamile, was the queen mother and queen regent of Swaziland and the wife of King Mbandzeni. Early life She was born at Luhlekweni in northern Swaziland around 1859, the daughter of Matsanjana Mdluli. At the time of her birth, her father was away fighting the people of Tsibeni in what became the Barberton district of the Transvaal — hence her name. This conflict, in which her father was embroiled at the time of her birth, was part of King Mswati II’s ongoing efforts to solidify his rule and consolidate the boundaries of his kingdom. Notably, the Mdluli clan, to which she belonged, was among the high-ranking members of the Swati aristocracy. This distinguished lineage would later become significant in determining the succession to the throne when one of her sons emerged victorious. Her father passed away circa 1870, and she came under the guardianship of her uncle, the Chief, also known as her 'babe mncane' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibati Nkambule
Tibati Madvolomafisha Nkambule (d. 1895), was the Queen Regent and Indlovukati of Swaziland from 1889 until 1894 during the minority of her grandson king Ngwane V. She was married to Mswati II (d. 1868), and the queen mother of her son King Mbandzeni (Dlamini IV) in 1875-1889. Tibati has been called "strong, traditionalist and well respected among her peers".Hugh Gillis, ''The Kingdom of Swaziland: Studies in Political History'', 1999, Greenwood Publishing Group, page 82 She led the country during the tumultuous period before the kingdom was placed under the administration of the South African Republic The South African Republic (, abbreviated ZAR; ), also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer republics, Boer republic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed into the British Empire as a result ... in 1894. References 19th-century monarchs in Africa 19th-century women rulers 19th-century regents Female regen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Mother
A queen mother is a former queen, often a queen dowager, who is the mother of the monarch, reigning monarch. The term has been used in English since the early 1560s. It arises in hereditary monarchy, hereditary monarchies in Europe and is also used to describe a number of similar yet distinct monarchical concepts in non-European cultures around the world. The rank does not go to all mothers of monarchs though. A mother of a ruling monarch may only be referred to as queen mother if she was a queen consort as opposed to a princess consort. " Queen Mother" usually, in English, refers to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (queen consort, 1936–1952; queen mother, 1952–2002), who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and one of the few people to use the term as an official style. However, it is also used as an official title in Thailand where Sirikit, the mother of the Vajiralongkorn, present king, is officially styled "The Queen Mother". Status A queen mother is often a queen dowag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngwenyama
iNgwenyama (, pl. ''tiNgewnyama'', also ''Ingwenyama'' or ''Inkosi'') is the title of the male List of monarchs of Eswatini, monarch of Eswatini. In English, the title is sometimes translated as King of Eswatini. The iNgwenyama reigns together with the Ndlovukati, Ndlovukazi, a spiritual leadership position held by the iNgwenyama's mother or another female royal of high status.Kuper, Hilda (1980 [1947]). ''An African Aristocracy. Rank Among the Swazi'' [facsimile reprint]. Africana Publishing Company for the International African Institute. The current king is Mswati III, who has reigned since 1986. The annual budget allocated to the King and the royal household amounts to $61 million. Etymology ''Ingwenyama'' means "Lion" in Swazi language, Swazi but in an honorific sense (akin to Arabic equivalent word, ''sayyid''), as opposed to ''libhubesi'', used to refer to lions in the literal sense. The title is sometimes written ''Ingwenyama'', ''iNgwenyama'', or ''ingweinyama'', wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zihlathi Ndwandwe/Mkhatjwa
Zihlathi Ndwandwe (died 1975), also known as Zilathi Nxumalo, was Ndlovukati (queen mother) of Swaziland during the reign of Sobhuza II Sobhuza II (; also known as Nkhotfotjeni, Mona; 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982) was ''Ngwenyama'' (King) of Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history. Sobhuza was bo .... She was succeeded by her full sister and co-wife, Seneleni Ndwandwe. References Swazi royalty Year of birth missing 1975 deaths {{Swaziland-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seneleleni Ndwandwe
Seneleleni Ndwandwe (died 1980), also known as Seneleni Nxumalo, was Ndlovukati (queen mother) of Swaziland during the reign of Sobhuza II Sobhuza II (; also known as Nkhotfotjeni, Mona; 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982) was ''Ngwenyama'' (King) of Swaziland (now Eswatini) for 82 years and 254 days, the longest verifiable reign of any monarch in recorded history. Sobhuza was bo .... She was full sister and co-wife to her predecessor, Zihlathi Ndwandwe. References 1980 deaths Year of birth missing Swazi royalty {{Swaziland-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nukwase Ndwandwe
Nukwase Ndwandwe (c. 1890 – 15 September 1957) was the Queen Mother of Swaziland, aunt of Sobhuza II, and the sister of Lomawa Ndwandwe laNgolotsheni (Lomawa) Ndwandwe (died September 1938) was the Ndlovukati (queen mother) of Swaziland, the wife of King Ngwane V, and the mother of King Sobhuza II. Biography Early life Ndwandwe, of the Esikoteni branch of the Ndwandwe clan, w .... Early life King Ngwane V died in 1899, during Ndwandwe's childhood. Owing to hereditary considerations, the royal family consequently brought Ndwandwe into the late Ngwane V's harem. Subsequently, Ndwandwe bore two sons and two daughters to Malunge, Ngwane V's younger brother, in the name of Ngwane V. References Year of birth uncertain 1957 deaths Swazi royalty {{Swaziland-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
