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Moshoeshoe I (/ m ʊ ˈ ʃ w ɛ ʃ w ɛ /) (c. 1786 – 11 March 1870) was the first king of Lesotho. He was the first son of Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bamokoteli lineage, a branch of the Koena (crocodile) clan. In his youth, he helped his father gain power over some other smaller clans. At the age of 34 Moshoeshoe formed his own clan ...
Moshoeshoe was born with the name Constantine Bereng Seeiso and was the descendant of the founder of the nation, Moshoeshoe I, which is where he got his royal name. [3] The young Seeiso was educated at the Roma College in Lesotho, then (apparently fleeing rumours that his stepfather planned to poison him) was sent to England, first to Ampleforth College and later to Corpus Christi College ...
The monarch is styled as Marena; in Sotho language, Marena is the plural of the common noun Kings, where Morena is the singular for King. The monarch since 7 February 1996 is King Letsie III, who ascended the throne on the death of King Moshoeshoe II, his father. It is the second reign of Letsie III; his first reign lasted from 12 November 1990 ...
King Moshoeshoe dies died on 11 March 1870. [24] On 3 November 1871, Basutoland was annexed to the Cape Colony. [ 24 ] On 23 November 1872, responsible government was established at Cape Town.
King Moshoeshoe II was deposed in 1990 and reinstated in 1995. King Letsie III took the throne upon his father's, Moshoeshoe II, deposition in 1990. He later abdicated the throne in favor of his father (1995), and then reclaimed the throne on his father's death in 1996.
In 1992, Moshoeshoe II returned to Lesotho as a regular citizen until 1995 when King Letsie abdicated the throne in favor of his father. After Moshoeshoe II died in a car accident in 1996, King Letsie III ascended to the throne again. In 1993, a new constitution was implemented leaving the King without any executive authority and proscribing ...
Moshoeshoe may refer to: Moshoeshoe I ( c. 1776 -1870), paramount chief of southern Sotho; founder of Basuto kingdom (later Basutoland, then Lesotho) Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1938-1996), king of Lesotho
A year after the death of her father, she married King Moshoeshoe II. [3] During her reign, she helped improve children's education in Lesotho. [3] The Queen Mother died on September 6, 2003, of heart failure while at a Catholic retreat for the Order of Saint Cecilia at the Auray Mission [5] in Mantsonyane. [6]