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Their Majesties King Letsie lll and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on Tuesday at the ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Maseru. The ceremony, which was attended, by family and friends commenced with a Holy Mass service led by Archbishop Tlali Lerotholi O. M. I. of the Roman Catholic Church […]
7 cze 2022 · The article analyses marriages of captive women and of women whose bridewealth was provided by Lesotho's king. The king then claimed the children from these marriages as his own. The women involved became low-ranking wives within a polygamous marriage, referred to as the ‘brooms' and ‘heels’.
15 cze 2017 · Profiles of the leaders of Lesotho, King Letsie III and Prime Pakalitha Mosisili. ... King Letsie III succeeded his father, King Moshoeshoe II, who was dethroned in 1990.
In 1966, Basotholand gained its independence and was renamed Lesotho. A great-great-grandson of Moshoeshoe, Archbishop Emmanuel Mbathoana (1904-1966), became the first Black bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Southern Africa. He was the archbishop of Basotholand from 1952.
18 lut 2020 · The Wedding of King Letsie III and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho in Maseru on this day in 2000, in a ceremony was conducted by Archbishop Bernard Mohlalisi in the Setsoto Stadium, with 40,000 people present including the Prince of Wales, the King of Swaziland, and Nelson Mandela, followed by a Procession though Maseru and a Reception at the Royal Palace.
24 sie 2021 · King Letsie III of Lesotho. Frustration with politicians has led to a rise in popularity of the monarchy in recent times. CChris Jackson via Getty Images
25 wrz 2019 · How many wives does the King of Lesotho have? 13 wives Swaziland’s British-educated King Mswati III seems increasingly like a throwback to a medieval monarch, a profligate potentate trying — and failing — to keep the modern world at bay. The African Canute: He wears leopardskin loincloths, has 13 wives and is feted by crowds of bare-breasted virgins.
