Letsie III.

Letsie III. (2013)

Letsie III. [ leˈt͡siɪ ] (born July 17, 1963 in Morija ; maiden name David Mohato Bereng Seeiso ) has been king ( Sesotho : motlotlehi ) of Lesotho since 1996 . He held this office during the exile of his father Moshoeshoe II from 1990 to 1995. He resides in the royal palace in Matsieng .

Life

Letsie III. was born the first of three children to Moshoeshoe II, later King of Lesotho, and his wife 'Mamohato . His name was David Mohato Bereng Seeiso. He spent his youth in England, where he also graduated from school. He obtained in 1984 the Bachelor degree in Law of the National University of Lesotho . He then went back to England and studied law in Bristol and development studies in Cambridge until 1989. After the forced exile of his father by the military government under Justin Lekhanya , he became the new King Letsie III in November 1990. sworn in. However, his role was purely representative.

In August 1994, Letsie III was. involved in a coup that was supposed to bring about the return of his father as king, but initially failed after four weeks. In January 1995, Letsie abdicated as his father was reinstated as king; However, this died on January 15, 1996 after a traffic accident, so that Letsie III. became king again. The coronation ceremony took place in Maseru on October 31, 1997 .

In 2000 Letsie married the student Anna Karabo Motšoeneng, who has since been called 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso . With her, Letsie III. the two daughters Mary Senate Mohato Seeiso (* 2001) and 'Maseeiso (* 2004) and their son Lerotholi David Seeiso , born in 2007 , the Crown Prince .

literature

Scott Rosenberg, Richard W. Weisfelder, Michelle Frisbie-Fulton: Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland / Oxford 2004, ISBN 978-0-8108-4871-9 , pp. 183-186.

Individual evidence

^ Scott Rosenberg, Richard W. Weisfelder, Michelle Frisbie-Fulton: Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland / Oxford 2004, ISBN 978-0-8108-4871-9 , p. 183.
^ Scott Rosenberg, Richard W. Weisfelder, Michelle Frisbie-Fulton: Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland / Oxford 2004, ISBN 978-0-8108-4871-9 , p. 184.
^ Scott Rosenberg, Richard W. Weisfelder, Michelle Frisbie-Fulton: Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland / Oxford 2004, ISBN 978-0-8108-4871-9 , p. 185.

personal data
SURNAME	Letsie III.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	David Mohato Bereng Seeiso (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lesothic king
DATE OF BIRTH	17th July 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Morija

[1] Scott Rosenberg, Richard W. Weisfelder, Michelle Frisbie-Fulton: Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland / Oxford 2004, ISBN 978-0-8108-4871-9 , p. 183.

[2] Scott Rosenberg, Richard W. Weisfelder, Michelle Frisbie-Fulton: Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland / Oxford 2004, ISBN 978-0-8108-4871-9 , p. 184.

[3] Scott Rosenberg, Richard W. Weisfelder, Michelle Frisbie-Fulton: Historical Dictionary of Lesotho. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland / Oxford 2004, ISBN 978-0-8108-4871-9 , p. 185.