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King Letsie III

Letsie III
Letsie III.jpg
King of Lesotho
Reign 7 February 1996 – present
Coronation 31 October 1997
Predecessor Mamohato (Regent)
Moshoeshoe II
Heir apparent Lerotholi Seeiso
Prime Ministers
Reign 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995
Prime Ministers
Born (1963-07-17) 17 July 1963 (age 53)
Scott Hospital, Morija, Basutoland (now Lesotho)
Spouse Anna Motšoeneng
Issue
Detail
Senate Seeiso
'Maseeiso
Lerotholi Seeiso
Full name
David Mohato Bereng Seeiso
House House of Moshesh
Father Moshoeshoe II
Mother Mamohato
Religion Roman Catholicism
Full name
David Mohato Bereng Seeiso
Royal Family of Lesotho
Coats of arms of Lesotho.svg

Styles of
King Letsie III of Lesotho
Coats of arms of Lesotho.svg
Reference style His Majesty
Spoken style Your Majesty
Alternative style Sir

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.

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.

King Letsie married in 2000 to Karabo Motšoeneng, with whom he has two daughters and one son:


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