List of monarchs of Eswatini
| King of Swaziland | |
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| Incumbent | |
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| Mswati III | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| Heir apparent | None |
| First monarch | Ngwane III |
| Formation | 1750s |
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This page contains a list of paramount chiefs and kings (Ngwenyamas) of Swaziland. The King of Swaziland (also known as Ingwenyama) rules alongside the Queen Mother (also known as Ndlovukati). The role of the king has historically been as the head or father of the nation while the Queen Mother is the spiritual leader of the nation.[1]
Ancient Kings or Chiefs of the Swazi People (pre–1745)
- Mkhulunkosi
- Qomizitha
- Sukuta
- Madlasomo
- Ndlovu
- Ngwekati
- Mawawa/Kuwawa
- Sidvwabasilutfuli
- Gebase
- Kunene
- Nkabingwe
- Madlabane
- Hhili
- Dulunga
- Dondobola
- Sihuba
- Mlangeni
- Msimudze
- Mbhondlo|Mbhondlo/Mbhoholo
- Tembe
- Sikhulumaloyo
- Langa Samuketi
- Nkomo
- Khabako
- Nkosi I: 1355–1400
- Ngwane I: 1400–1435
- Dlamini I (Matalatala): 1435-1465
- Mswati I: 1480–1520
- Ngwane II: 1520–1550
- Dlamini II: 1555–1600
- Nkosi II: 1600–1640
- Mavuso I: 1645–1680
- Magudulela: 1685–1685
- Ludvonga: 1685–1715
- Dlamini III: 1720–1744
Kings of Swaziland (1745–1903)
- Ngwane III: 1745–1780 (The first King of modern Swaziland)
- LaYaka Ndwandwe (Queen Regent): 1780
- Ndvungunye (Zikodze, Mavuso II): 1780–1815
- Lomvula Mndzebele (Queen Regent): 1815
- Sobhuza I (Somhlolo): 1815–1839
- Lojiba Simelane (Queen Regent): 1836–1840
- Mswati II (Mavuso III): 1840–1868
- Tsandzile Ndwandwe (Queen Regent): July 1868 – June 1875
- Crown Prince Ludvonga II (Macaleni) - Never became King
- Dlamini IV (Mbandzeni): 1875–1889
- Tibati Nkambule (Queen Regent): 7 April 1889 – 1894
- Ngwane V (Mahlokohla): January 1895 – 10 December 1899
- Labotsibeni Gwamile Mdluli (Queen Regent): 10 December 1899 – 7 August 1903
Paramount Chiefs of Swaziland (1903–1968)
- Labotsibeni Gwamile Mdluli (Queen Regent): 7 August 1903 – 22 December 1921
- Sobhuza II: 22 December 1921 – 2 September 1968
Kings of Swaziland (1968–present)
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sobhuza II | 22 July 1899 – 21 August 1982 (aged 83) | 2 September 1968 | 21 August 1982 | Son of Ngwane V | House of Dlamini | Sobhuza II of Swaziland |
| Mswati III | 19 April 1968 | 25 April 1986 | Incumbent | Son of Sobhuza II | House of Dlamini | |
"Authorized Person" during the minority of King Mswati III:
- Prince Sozisa Dlamini ("Authorized Person"): 21 August 1982 – 1 November 1985 (suspended from July 1984)
Regents during the minority of King Mswati III:
- Queen Dzeliwe (regent): 21 August 1982 – 9 August 1983
- Prince Sozisa Dlamini (acting regent): 9 August 1983 – 18 August 1983
- Queen Ntfombi (regent): 18 August 1983 – 25 April 1986
Royal Standards
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Royal Standard of Mswati III.
See also
References
- ^ Kuper, Hilda (1980). An African Aristocracy: Rank Among the Swazi. Africana Pub. ISBN 0841905819.
