Letsie III of Lesotho
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| King of Lesotho | |||||
| Reign | 7 February 1996 – present | ||||
| Coronation | 31 October 1997 | ||||
| Predecessor |
Mamohato (Regent) Moshoeshoe II |
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| Heir apparent | Lerotholi Seeiso | ||||
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| Reign | 12 November 1990 – 25 January 1995 | ||||
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17 July 1963 Scott Hospital, Morija, Basutoland (now Lesotho) |
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| Spouse | Anna Motšoeneng | ||||
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Senate Seeiso 'Maseeiso Lerotholi Seeiso |
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| House | House of Moshesh | ||||
| Father | Moshoeshoe II | ||||
| Mother | Mamohato | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| David Mohato Bereng Seeiso |
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Styles of King Letsie III of Lesotho |
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| 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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