Ntfombi of Eswatini

For other people with similar names, see Ntombi (given name).
Ntfombi
Ndlovukati
Ntfombi in 2016
Queen Mother of Eswatini
Reign25 April 1986 – present
Coronation25 April 1986
PredecessorDzeliwe (as regent)
KingMswati III
Queen regent of Swaziland
Regency25 March 1983 – 24 April 1986
PredecessorSobhuza II (as king)
Dzeliwe (as queen regent)
SuccessorMswati III (as king)
BornNtfombi Tfwala
(1949-12-27) 27 December 1949 (age 75)
Swaziland
(now Eswatini)
Spouse
​
(died 1982)​
IssueMswati III
HouseDlamini (by marriage)

Ntfombi (born Ntfombi Tfwala; 27 December 1949) has been Queen Mother of Eswatini since 1986. She was also regent of Eswatini from 1983 to 1986. She is the mother of King Mswati III.[1]

Early life and marriage

Ntfombi married King Sobhuza II of Swaziland, with whom she had a son, Prince Makhosetive Dlamini.

In 1982 King Sobhuza designated another of his wives, Queen Dzeliwe, as the Ndlovukati to reign as joint sovereign with his future successor. Instead of recognizing one of her sons as his heir apparent, he indicated to his Loqoqo that he wanted Prince Makhosetive Dlamini to succeed him on the throne. In June 1982 he also extended the authority of the Loqoqo, empowering it to act as a "Supreme Council of State", free to appoint an "Authorised Person" to exercise the royal prerogative if a regent was deemed unable to do so properly.

Regency of Queen Dzeliwe

In the power vacuum that resulted from the death of Sobhuza II, Ndlovukati Dzeliwe became Queen Regent during the minority of the designated heir to the throne, but the Loqoqo, consisting mostly of King Sobhuza's senior relatives, chiefs and advisors, usurped her authority and sacked Sobhuza's prime minister, Prince Mabandla Dlamini, whom Loqoqo members apparently feared would strip them of their new role. Once Prince Makhosetive Dlamini attained his majority and officially became king, his mother would then be expected to be designated as the new Ndlovukati.[2] However, Queen Dzeliwe was placed under house arrest in 1983. Following a 9-day period during which Swaziland was ruled by Prince Sozisa Dlamini, Ntfombi was selected as queen regent.

She was included in Andy Warhol's portrait series in 1985 as one of four Reigning Queens, along with queens Beatrix of the Netherlands, Margrethe II of Denmark and Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.[3]

Indlovukazi

Standard of the Queen Mother of Eswatini

In 1986, when he turned 18, Makhosetive was crowned King Mswati III. Upon becoming king, as was the custom, he declared his mother to be the Indlovukazi (a title roughly corresponding to queen mother, literally translated as Great She-Elephant) and, as such, joint head of state. As queen mother, Ntfombi is seen as the spiritual and national head of state, while her son is considered the administrative head of state.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Soszynski, Henry. "SWAZILAND". members.iinet.net.au. Archived from the original on 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  2. ^ Magongo, Ellen Mary. Kingship and Transition in Swaziland, 1973–1988[permanent dead link‍]. Master of Arts in History dissertation. University of South Africa. November 2009.
  3. ^ Los Angeles Times. Muchnic, Suzanne. The Art Galleries: Downtown, articles.latimes.com; 20 December 1985.
  4. ^ "Swaziland's 40th anniversary bash hits sour note". Archived from the original on 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  5. ^ "Key Facts about Swaziland". Television New Zealand. Reuters. 19 September 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Swazi queen flies out after king falls ill". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
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Regnal titles
Preceded by
Queen Dzeliwe
(Queen Regent)
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1986–present 		Incumbent

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