Ingwenyama Mayitjha III
King Nyumbabo Mayitjha II Cornelius III Mahlangu (2 June 1947 – 30 June 2005) was the king of the Ndzundza Nation (Southern Ndebele) in Mpumalanga, South Africa[1] [2]
HM Ingwenyama MAYITJHA II [Nyumbabo Cornelius III Mahlangu] ruled from the year 1992 until the year 2005. His father was Ingwenyama Mabusabesala II [David Mabhoko II Mahlangu], his grandfather was Ingwenyama Mayitjha I [Cornelius II Mahlangu]. They are the descendants of the great King of the Ndebele, Ingwenyama uMabhoko ka .
He married for the first time in 1975, wedding Princess of Swaziland, after which he married Princess Lena Masilela, Princess Nomsa Sanny-flora Mtsweni, Princess Gabisile Elizabeth Mabona, Princess Nomsa Daphane Mdaka and Princess Lizzy Pumzile Mabona (cousin of the fourth wife). He had 20 children from these marriages, as well as other children from five informal liaisons.
References[]
- ^ Mpumalanga Provincial Government (16 July 2005). "Makwetla: Memorial service of Ingwenyama Mayitjha III (16/07/2005)" (web). polity.org. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ "amaNDEBELE-kaNDZUNDZA (Tribal Authority)". The University of Queensland. Archived from the original (web) on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
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