Chapter V Article 45 of the Constitution reads that:
(1) The College of Chiefs may at any time designate, in accordance with the customary law of Lesotho, the person (or the persons, in order of prior right) who are entitled to succeed to the office of King upon the death of the holder of, or the occurrence of any vacancy in, that office and if on such death or vacancy, there is a person who has previously been designated in pursuance of this section and who is capable under the customary law of Lesotho of succeeding to that office, that person (or, if there is more than one such person, that one of them who has been designated as having the first right to succeed to the office) shall become King.
(2) If, on the death of the holder of, or the occurrence of any vacancy in, the office of King, there is no person who becomes King under subsection (1), the College of Chiefs shall, with all practical speed and in accordance with the customary law of Lesotho, proceed to designate a person to succeed to the office of King and the person so designated shall thereupon become King.
CompensationEdit
The king is granted a privy purse amounting to 52,778 USD annually.[1]
Kings / Paramount Chiefs of Lesotho / Basutoland (1822–1966)Edit
^Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Lesotho. "BUDGET ESTIMATES BOOK FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2018/2019" (PDF). www.finance.gov.ls.
^"Royal Deputy Heads of State in the 20th and 21st Century". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
October 10, 2023
list, monarchs, lesotho, this, article, list, monarchs, marena, lesotho, also, known, basutoland, until, 1966, king, lesothomarena, lesothocoat, arms, lesothoincumbentletsie, iiisince, february, 1996detailsstylehis, majestyheir, apparentlerotholi, seeisofirst,. This article list the monarchs Marena of Lesotho also known as Basutoland until 1966 King of LesothoMarena a LesothoCoat of arms of LesothoIncumbentLetsie IIIsince 7 February 1996DetailsStyleHis MajestyHeir apparentLerotholi SeeisoFirst monarchMoshoeshoe I as paramount chief Formation1822ResidenceRoyal Palace MaseruWebsitehttps theking parliament ls Contents 1 Succession 2 Compensation 3 Kings Paramount Chiefs of Lesotho Basutoland 1822 1966 4 Kings of Lesotho 1966 present 5 Timeline since 1960 6 Royal Standards 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesSuccession EditThe succession to the throne of Lesotho is laid down in Chapter V of the Constitution of Lesotho The current King is Letsie III Chapter V Article 45 of the Constitution reads that 1 The College of Chiefs may at any time designate in accordance with the customary law of Lesotho the person or the persons in order of prior right who are entitled to succeed to the office of King upon the death of the holder of or the occurrence of any vacancy in that office and if on such death or vacancy there is a person who has previously been designated in pursuance of this section and who is capable under the customary law of Lesotho of succeeding to that office that person or if there is more than one such person that one of them who has been designated as having the first right to succeed to the office shall become King 2 If on the death of the holder of or the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of King there is no person who becomes King under subsection 1 the College of Chiefs shall with all practical speed and in accordance with the customary law of Lesotho proceed to designate a person to succeed to the office of King and the person so designated shall thereupon become King Compensation EditThe king is granted a privy purse amounting to 52 778 USD annually 1 Kings Paramount Chiefs of Lesotho Basutoland 1822 1966 EditMoshoeshoe I 1822 18 January 1870 Letsie I 18 January 1870 20 November 1891 Lerotholi Letsie 20 November 1891 19 August 1905 Letsie II 21 August 1905 28 January 1913 Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi 11 April 1913 23 June 1939 Simon Seeiso Griffith 3 August 1939 26 December 1940 Gabasheane Masupha regent 26 December 1940 28 January 1941 Mantsebo Amelia Matsaba regent 28 January 1941 12 March 1960 Moshoeshoe II 12 March 1960 4 October 1966Kings of Lesotho 1966 present EditNameLifespanReign startReign endNotesFamilyImageMoshoeshoe II 1st reign 1938 05 02 2 May 1938 15 January 1996 1996 01 15 aged 57 4 October 196612 November 1990 a 24 years 39 days Son of Simon Seeiso GriffithHouse of Moshoeshoe nbsp Letsie III 1st reign 1963 07 17 17 July 1963 age 60 12 November 199025 January 1995 b 4 years 74 days Son of Moshoeshoe IIHouse of Moshoeshoe nbsp Moshoeshoe II 2nd reign 1938 05 02 2 May 1938 15 January 1996 1996 01 15 aged 57 25 January 199515 January 1996 355 days Son of Simon Seeiso GriffithHouse of Moshoeshoe nbsp Letsie III 2nd reign 1963 07 17 17 July 1963 age 60 7 February 1996Incumbent 27 years 244 days Son of Moshoeshoe IIHouse of Moshoeshoe nbsp Regent Head of StateQueen Mamohato 5 June 1970 5 December 1970 10 March 1990 12 November 1990 and 15 January 1996 7 February 1996 2 Timeline since 1960 EditRoyal Standards Edit nbsp Royal Standard of Lesotho 1966 1987 nbsp Royal Standard of Lesotho 1987 2006 nbsp Royal Standard of Lesotho from October 4 2006 See also EditList of prime ministers of Lesotho Lists of office holdersNotes Edit Deposed by the military government of General Justin Lekhanya Abdicated in favor of his father Moshoeshoe II References Edit Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Lesotho BUDGET ESTIMATES BOOK FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2018 2019 PDF www finance gov ls Royal Deputy Heads of State in the 20th and 21st Century Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership Retrieved 4 January 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of monarchs of Lesotho amp oldid 1161315804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
