Mswati III

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Mswati III is the absolute monarch of Eswatini, known as one of the world’s last remaining absolute kings.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
King of Eswatini 2
His Majesty King Mswati III 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Eswatini
absolute monarch
human
monarch
announcementDate 2018-04-19 (renaming Swaziland to Eswatini)
birthName Makhosetive Dlamini
continentOfRule Africa
coronationDate 1986-04-25
countryOfCitizenship Eswatini NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1968-04-19
education Lobamba Royal School
Masundvwini Primary School
Sherborne School NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Swazi people
father Sobhuza II
gender male
headOfGovernmentOf Eswatini NERFINISHED
headOfStateOf Eswatini NERFINISHED
heirApparent Prince Makhosetive’s designated successor (Crown Prince) is not formally titled in the same way as in some monarchies
introducedPolicy renaming of Swaziland to Eswatini in 2018
knownFor being one of the world’s last absolute monarchs
lavish lifestyle
maintaining significant political power over the government of Eswatini
polygamy
languageSpoken English
siSwati
monarchOf Eswatini NERFINISHED
Swaziland NERFINISHED
mother Ntfombi Tfwala
name Mswati III self-link
numberOfChildren more than 20
placeOfBirth Manzini
Swaziland NERFINISHED
positionHeld Mswati III self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of Eswatini

Eswatini
surface form: Ngwenyama of Eswatini
predecessor Sobhuza II
reignStart 1986-04-25
religion Christianity
Swazi traditional religion
residence Lozitha Palace
Ludzidzini Royal Village
royalHouse House of Dlamini
sibling Prince Thumbumuzi Dlamini
Princess Mantfombi Dlamini
spouse multiple wives
style Mswati III self-linksurface differs
surface form: His Majesty King Mswati III
title Mswati III self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of Eswatini

Ngwenyama

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eswatini headOfGovernment Mswati III
Eswatini headOfState Mswati III
Mswati III name Mswati III self-link
Mswati III positionHeld Mswati III self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King of Eswatini
Mswati III style Mswati III self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: His Majesty King Mswati III
Mswati III title Mswati III self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King of Eswatini