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Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande, Nzinga (/ n ə ˈ z ɪ ŋ ɡ ə /; c. 1583 – 17 December 1663) was a southwest African ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. [1]
King Nzinga-a-Nkuwu was the fifth ruler of Kongo. [1] He was married to Queen Nzinga a Nlaza, a first cousin. [2] She had a son by the king named Nzinga Mbemba.She would later help him become king of Kongo after her husband's death. [2]
The specific ancestry of Leonor Nzinga Nlaza is unknown; she was married to King Nzinga a Nkuwu of the Kingdom of Kongo sometime before 1483. Following contact with the Portuguese beginning in 1482 and including an exchange of embassy, her husband decided to become a Christian in 1491 and was baptized as João.
Queen: Ndongo monarchs—Guterres dynasty. Name Lifespan Reign start Reign end Notes Family Image; Nzinga Mbande or Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande: c. 1583 – 17 ...
The Kingdom of Matamba (pre-1550–1744) was an African state located in what is now the Baixa de Cassange region of Malanje Province of modern-day Angola.Joined to the Kingdom of Ndongo by Queen Nzinga in 1631, the state had many male and female rulers.
Nzinga refused to recognize Hari a Ngola, claiming that he was of slave origin and not eligible to reign. She reoccupied Kindonga and began mobilizing the support of all the sobas opposed to Hari an Angola and Portuguese rule, leading to a second war with Portugal. Sousa's army defeated Nzinga again in 1628, forcing her to flee the islands.
Mukambu Mbandi (also called Kambu, Barbara) (died 1666) was the queen regnant of the Kingdom of Ndongo and Matamba from 1663 to 1666. [1] [2] She was the younger sister of the famous queen Ana I Nzinga, who united the kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba. Her sister arranged for her to marry her general João Guterres Ngola Kanini, and appointed her ...
Queen Ana de Sousa Nzingha Mbande (ruled 1624–1626) Rulers of Ndongo under Portuguese vassalage. King Hari a Kiluanje (ruled 1626) King Ngola Hari (ruled 1626–1657)