Lomvula Mndzebele

Lomvula Mndzebele
Ndlovukati of Swaziland
Reign1780–1815[1]
PredecessorLaYaka Ndwandwe
SuccessorLojiba Simelane
KingNdvungunye (until 1815)
None (1815)
Queen regent of Swaziland
Regency1815[2]
PredecessorNdvungunye (as king)
SuccessorSobhuza I (as king)
Bornbefore 1780
Diedafter 1815
SpouseNgwane III
IssueNdvungunye
HouseDlamini (by marriage)

Lomvula Mndzebele (before 1780 – after 1815), also known as laKubekha,[2] was the Queen Mother (Ndlovukati) of Swaziland in 1780–1815 and the Queen Regent of Swaziland briefly in 1815 after the death of Ndvungunye until Sobhuza I became the king of Swaziland.

She was the consort of Ngwane III, and the mother of king Ndvungunye. Her son became king in 1780. She became regent after the death of her son in 1815. She reigned until her grandson Sobhuza I could be installed as king.

References

  1. ^ Limb, Peter, ed. (2012). The People's Paper: A centenary history and anthology of Abantu-Batho. Wits University Press. p. 131. ISBN 9781868145713.
  2. ^ a b "Eswatini (Swaziland)". worldstatesmen.org.