Seeiso of Basutoland explained

Seeiso
Succession:Paramount Chief of Basutoland
Reign:23 June 1939 – 26 December 1940
Predecessor:Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi
Issue:Moshoeshoe II
House:House of Moshoeshoe
Birth Date:1905
Death Date:26 December 1940

Seeiso, full name Simon Seeiso Griffith (1905  - 26 December 1940) was the paramount chief of Basutoland from 23 June 1939 until his death. He was the father of king Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho and the paternal grandfather of king Letsie III of Lesotho.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/africa/lesotho.html Genealogy