LaYaka Ndwandwe
| LaYaka Ndwandwe | |
|---|---|
| Ndlovukati of Swaziland | |
| Reign | 1745–1780 |
| Successor | Lomvula Mndzebele |
| King | Ngwane III (until 1780) None (1780) |
| Queen regent of Swaziland | |
| Regency | 1780[1] |
| Predecessor | Ngwane III (as king) |
| Successor | Ndvungunye (as king) |
| Born | before 1745 Ndwandwe Kingdom |
| Died | after 1780 Swaziland |
| Spouse | King Dlamini III |
| Issue |
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| House | Dlamini (by marriage) |
| Father | Yaka 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
- ^ "Eswatini (Swaziland)". worldstatesmen.org.
- ^ Asante, Molefi Kete; Mazama, Ama, eds. (26 November 2008). "Swazi". Encyclopedia of African Religion. SAGE Publications. pp. 641–643.