Coronation 31 October 1997 Name Letsie of | Predecessor Mamohato (Regent) | |
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Reign 7 February 1996 – present Prime Ministers See listNtsu MokhehlePakalitha MosisiliTom ThabanePakalitha Mosisili Reign 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995 Spouse Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso (m. 2000) Children Prince Lerotholi Seeiso, Princess Senate Seeiso, Princess 'M'aSeeiso Parents Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, Queen Mamohato of Lesotho Grandparents Seeiso of Basutoland, Mofumali Mabereng Similar People Queen 'Masenate Mohato S, Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, Prince Lerotholi Seeiso, Princess Senate Seeiso | ||
Siblings Prince Seeiso of Lesotho | ||
Talk to al jazeera king letsie iii of lesotho ready for more power
Letsie III (born David Mohato Bereng Seeiso; 17 July 1963) is the king of Lesotho. He succeeded his father, Moshoeshoe II, when the latter was forced into exile in 1990. His father was briefly restored in 1995 but soon died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king again. As a constitutional monarch, most of King Letsie's duties as monarch of Lesotho are ceremonial.
Contents
- Talk to al jazeera king letsie iii of lesotho ready for more power
- Letsie III of Lesotho thanks participants in the Moshoeshoe walk
- Biography
- Marriage and children
- Patronages
- National honours
- Foreign honours
- References
Letsie III of Lesotho thanks participants in the Moshoeshoe walk
Biography
He was educated in the United Kingdom at Ampleforth College. From there he went on to study at the National University of Lesotho where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law. He then went on to study at the University of Bristol (Diploma in English Legal Studies, 1986), Wolfson College, Cambridge (Development Studies, 1989), and Wye College (Agricultural Economics). He completed his studies in 1989, when he returned to Lesotho.
He was installed as the Principal Chief of Matsieng on 16 December 1989.
His coronation took place on 31 October 1997 at Setsoto Stadium. Charles, Prince of Wales attended the ceremony.
On 1 December 2016, in Rome, King Letsie III was appointed as FAO’s newest Special Ambassador for Nutrition by the Organization’s Director-General, José Graziano da Silva.
Marriage and children
King Letsie married in 2000 to Karabo Motšoeneng, with whom he has two daughters and one son: