Nukwase Ndwandwe

Nukwase Ndwandwe
Ndlovukati of Swaziland
Reign	1938–1957[1]
Predecessor	Lomawa Ndwandwe[2]
Successor	Zihlathi Ndwandwe/Mkhatjwa[2]
Born	c. 1890
Died	15 September 1957

Nukwase Ndwandwe (c. 1890 – 15 September 1957) was the Queen Mother of Swaziland, aunt of Sobhuza II, and the sister of Lomawa Ndwandwe.^[3][4]

Early life

King Ngwane V died in 1899, during Ndwandwe's childhood.^[5] Owing to hereditary considerations, the royal family consequently brought Ndwandwe into the late Ngwane V's harem.^[5] Subsequently, Ndwandwe bore two sons and two daughters to Malunge, Ngwane V's younger brother, in the name of Ngwane V.^[5]

References

1. McDonagh, Eileen (2009). The Motherless State: Women's Political Leadership and American Democracy. University of Chicago Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780226514567.
2. Siyinqaba (1984). "The Swazi Monarchy" (PDF). Africa Insight. 14 (1): 14–16.
3. "Observer". Observer. 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
4. "Ndwandwe, Nukwase, Swaziland, Methodist/ Roman Catholic". Sthweb.bu.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
5. Kuper, Hilda (1965). An African Aristocracy: Rank Among the Swazi. Oxford University Press. pp. 99–100.