Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa | |
Crown Princess of Burundi | |
Succession: | Head of the Royal House of Burundi |
Reign: | 26 April 1977 – present |
Reign-Type: | Period |
Predecessor: | King Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge |
Birth Date: | 20 March 1934 |
Birth Place: | Gitega, Kingdom of Burundi, Ruanda-Urundi |
Spouse: | André Muhirwa (m. 1952 - div. ?) Frédéric Van de Sande (m. 1984) |
Issue: | Prince Rémy Iribagiza Prince Charles Iribagiza Princess Louise Iribagiza Princess Michelle Iribagiza Anita Iribagiza Sheila Iribagiza-Kiliza David Iribagiza-Kiliza |
House: | Ntwero |
Father: | King Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge of Burundi |
Mother: | Thérèse Kanyonga |
Religion: | Catholicism |
Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa (born 20 March 1934) is the current pretender to the throne of Burundi. She was a sister of Burundi's last king, Mwami Ntare V (who had overthrown their father Mwambutsa IV in 1966), who was executed in 1972. In 2009, the Crown Princess called for an investigation into the death of her brother.[1] She served as member of the National Assembly of Burundi[2]
She married twice.[3]
With her first husband, Chief André Muhirwa of Busumanyi, she had two sons and two daughters.
The Crown Princess also had issue by François Bourgeon, a French national, one daughter:
Also Princess Rosa Paula had further issue by Hamisi Masud Kiliza, one son and one daughter: