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The current king, Mswati III, has 11 wives (2 have permanently left him and 2 are deceased), 39 children and 13 grandchildren. [3] The first two wives of a Swazi king are chosen for him by the national councillors. These two have special functions in rituals and their sons can never become kings.
Sibonelo Mngometulu (born 16 June 1969), known as Inkhosikati LaMbikiza, is the third and senior wife of King Mswati III of Eswatini. Sibonelo married Mswati III in 1986, becoming the first wife he personally chose to marry, following two ceremonious marriages. She is the mother of Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini and Prince Lindani Dlamini.
Mswati III (born Makhosetive; 19 April 1968) [2] is the Ngwenyama (King) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi royal family. He heads an absolute monarchy , as he has veto power over all branches of government and is constitutionally immune from prosecution.
It is ruled by Mswati III (also known as Ngwenyama Mswati III Dlamini), a member of the Swazi royal family. ... sharing four children with his wife, Princess Sophia, a former Bavarian princess ...
Mahlangu formally became the king's tenth wife in 2010, taking up the title Inkhosikati LaMahlangu. [9] Their wedding was attended by Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda. [9] Mahlangu and Mswati III have two children: a son, Prince Saziwangaye, who was born in 2004 and a daughter, Princess Lomabheka, who was born in 2013.
Mswati III introduced Dlamini to the public during another Reed Dance ceremony. [4] She and Mswati III have two children, Princess Ntsandvweni and Princess Nolikhwa. International media outlets, outside of Eswatini, reported that Dlamini had been in romantic relationships with two of the king's sons, Prince Majahawonkhe Dlamini and Prince ...
Swaziland's King Mswati III, Africa's last absolute monarch, said on Thursday he was officially renaming the country as the Kingdom of eSwatini.
Mswati III, incumbent king of Eswatini Some of the king's wives meeting the wife of the Japanese prime minister in 2013. The royal family includes the king, the queen mother, the king's wives (emakhosikati), the king's children, as well as the king's siblings, the king's half-siblings and their families.