Ssekabaka Kateregga Kamegere | |
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Kabaka of Buganda | |
Reign | 1644 - 1674 |
Predecessor | Kimbugwe of Buganda |
Successor | Mutebi I of Buganda |
Born | Uganda |
Died | 1584 Mitw'ebiri |
Burial | Buteregga, Busiro |
Spouse | 1. Lady Nakabugo 2. Lady Nakamu 3. Lady Nakinyago 4. Lady Naalongo Kawenyera 5. Lady Naluggwa 6. Lady Namayumba 7. Lady Namugayi 8. Lady Namutebi 9. Lady Nanzigu |
Father | Sekamaanya of Buganda |
Mother | Namasole Nabuuso |
Kateregga Kamegere was Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda between 1644 and 1674. He was the fourteenth (14th) Kabaka of Buganda.
He was the only son of Kabaka Sekamaanya Kisolo, Kabaka of Buganda, who reigned between 1614 and 1634. His mother was Nabakyaala Nabuuso, the Naabagareka, his father's only wife. He ascended to the throne following the death of his stepfather, allegedly, after killing him by witchcraft around 1644. He established his capital at Lugeye Hill.
He married nine (9) wives:
He fathered fifteen (15) children:
He died from a millipede sting to his genitals in 1674. He was buried at Mitw'ebiri. Other credible sources put his burial place at Buteregga, Busiro.