Tsandzile Ndwandwe
Queen Regent of Eswatini from 1868 to 1875)
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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.
| 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 | |
| House | Ndwandwe (by birth) Dlamini (by marriage) |
| Father | Zwide kaLanga |
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]
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