| 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 | King Sobhuza I |
| Issue |
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| 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.[4]
Marriage and children
According to Nguni custom, a high-ranking bride was accompanied by younger female relatives and attendants to her marriage. Among those who accompanied Tsandzile Ndwandwe to her marriage to King Sobhuza I were her half-sisters, including File Ndwandwe, LaVumisa Ndwandwe and Veya Ndwandwe, who later became co-wives of King Sobhuza I.[5] Queen Tsandzile bore three children with Sobhuza I, first-born Prince Ndzimandze who died in infancy, second-born Princess Mzamose and Mswati II.[3] LaVumisa bore Prince Malambule while File was the mother of Prince Ndwandwa.[5]
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.
- Matsebula, J. S. M. (1988). 3rd edition. Longman.ISBN 0582031672 pp. 38, 62 & 341.
- Phillip Bonner, Transvaal/Swazi Politics in the Mid-Nineteenth Century, The Journal of African History, Vol. 19, No. 2 (1978), pp. 219–238
- Matsebula, J.S.M (1988).p25