Princess Senate Seeiso

Princess Senate of Lesotho
Born (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 22)
Maseru Private Hospital, Maseru, Lesotho
Names
Senate Mary Mohato Seeiso
HouseMoshoeshoe
FatherLetsie III of Lesotho
MotherAnna Karabo Motšoeneng
Royal family of Lesotho
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Princess Senate Mohato Seeiso (born 7 October 2001) is a princess of Lesotho, the eldest child of King Letsie III of Lesotho and his wife Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso.[1]

Princess Senate was born at Maseru Private Hospital in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. The current laws governing the Line of succession to the Lesothan throne bar women from succeeding to the throne although there has been support within Lesotho for a change in the rules.[2] No changes have taken place yet and the birth of a brother Prince Lerotholi Seeiso in 2007 means that he becomes the new heir to the throne.

She was baptised into the Catholic Church with the name of "Mary" on November 10, 2001.

Princess Senate is the patron of the non-governmental organization Coalition on the Rights of the Child, which works to monitor and implement the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Lesotho.[3][4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Senate Seeiso
16. Nathaniel Lerotholi, Paramount Chief of Basutoland
8. Simon Seeiso, Paramount Chief of Basutoland
17. Sebueng
4. King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
9. 'Mabereng
2. King Letsie III of Lesotho
20. Mojela Letsie, Chief of Tsakholo
10. Lerotholi Mojela, Chief of Tsakholo
5. Princess Tabitha 'Masentle Lerotholi Mojela
1. Princess Senate Seeiso of Lesotho
6. Thekiso Mots'oeneng
3. Anna Karabo Mots'oeneng
7. 'Makarabo

References

  1. ^ "Genealogy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  2. ^ Calls for female inheritance to Lesotho's throne
  3. ^ "Princess Senate Launches Non-Governmental Organization Coalition (NGOC) on the Rights of the Child". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  4. ^ National Coalition of Lesotho