Tsandzile Ndwandwe
| Tsandzile Ndwandwe | |
|---|---|
| Ndlovukati of Swaziland | |
| Reign | 1840[1] – 1875[2] |
| Predecessor | Lojiba Simelane |
| Successor | Sisile Khumalo |
| King | Mswati II (until 1868) None (since 1868) |
| Queen regent of Swaziland | |
| Regency | 1868 – 1875 |
| Predecessor | Mswati II (as king) |
| Successor | Mbandzeni (as king) |
| Born | Zulu Kingdom |
| Died | Swaziland |
| Spouse | Sobhuza I |
| Issue | Mswati II |
| House | Ndwandwe (by birth) Dlamini (by marriage) |
| Father | Zwide kaLanga |
Thandile 'Tsandzile' Ndwandwe, also known as LaZidze ("daughter of Zwide"), was the Queen Mother (Ndlovukati) of Swaziland in 1840–1875 and the Queen Regent of Swaziland in 1868–1875.
She was the daughter of King Zwide kaLanga, the senior wife of King Sobhuza I, and the mother of King Mswati II.[3]
References
- ^ Siyinqaba (1984). "The Swazi Monarchy". Africa Insight. 14 (1): 14–16.
- ^ Limb, Peter, ed. (2012). The People’s Paper: A centenary history and anthology of Abantu-Batho. Wits University Press. p. 131. ISBN 9781868145713.
- ^ Phillip Bonner, Transvaal/Swazi Politics in the Mid-Nineteenth Century, The Journal of African History, Vol. 19, No. 2 (1978), pp. 219–238