Lesothic royal family

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The Lesotho Royal Family is a group of people who have a close family relationship with the King of Lesotho .

Succession to the throne

The succession to the throne in Lesotho takes place in accordance with Chapter 5, Article 45 of the Lesotho Constitution of 1993. According to this, the King is determined by the College of Chiefs on the basis of common law . King can become whoever takes the following place in the line of succession after the death of the king or the person who has previously been designated as the legitimate successor and who is allowed to become king according to the law. If there is no legitimate successor after the king's death, the College of Chiefs must, in accordance with the law and in a timely manner, designate a person to become king.

If the designated king is not yet 21 years old or if the king is unable to perform his office for various reasons, the College of Chiefs must appoint a temporary regent .

The king can only be male under the 1968 Chieftainship Act, Section 10 .

Royal family

The current (as of November 2019) King Lesothos is Letsie III. (* 1963), Queen is his wife 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso (* 1976; nee Anna Karabo Motšoeneng). Crown Prince is Lerotholi David Seeiso (* 2007), the eldest son of Letsie III. The two daughters of Letsie III, Princess Senate Mohato Seeiso (* 2001) and Princess ' Maseeiso Seeiso (* 2004) also belong to the royal family .

Letsie III's brother, Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso , is also a member of the royal family. His wife and their children also bear the title of Prince and Princess respectively: Mabereng Seeiso, the wife of Seeiso Bereng Seeiso, and the children Bereng Constantine Seeiso, 'Masentle Tabitha Seeiso and Masupha David Seeiso.

The king's niece, Princess Sekhotali Seeiso, also a member of the royal family, has been married to the South African AmaNdebele king Makhosonke Mabena II since 2019 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Constitution of Lesotho. Lesothilii.org (English)
  2. ↑ Masupha v Masupha (C of A (CIV) 7B of 2016) LSCA 33 (28 October 2016) Lesotholii.org (English), accessed November 6, 2019
  3. ↑ Mabena makes Lesotho Princess his queen. IOL, October 17, 2019.