LaYaka Ndwandwe

LaYaka Ndwandwe
Ndlovukati of Swaziland
Reign1745–1780
SuccessorLomvula Mndzebele
KingNgwane III (until 1780)
None (1780)
Queen regent of Swaziland
Regency1780[1]
PredecessorNgwane III (as king)
SuccessorNdvungunye (as king)
Bornbefore 1745
Ndwandwe Kingdom
Diedafter 1780
Swaziland
SpouseKing Dlamini III
Issue
HouseDlamini (by marriage)
FatherYaka Ndwandwe

LaYaka Ndwandwe (before 1745 – after 1780) was the oldest known Ndlovukati[2] and the Queen Regent of Swaziland briefly in 1780 after the death of King Ngwane III until Ndvungunye became the king of Swaziland.

She was the spouse of King Dlamini III and the mother of Ngwane III. She became regent after the death of her son Ngwane III in 1780, until his successor, her grandson Ndvungunye, could be installed as king.

References

  1. ^ "Eswatini (Swaziland)". worldstatesmen.org.
  2. ^ Asante, Molefi Kete; Mazama, Ama, eds. (26 November 2008). "Swazi". Encyclopedia of African Religion. SAGE Publications. pp. 641–643.