13 Facts About Letsie III

Letsie III was born on Mohato Bereng Seeiso; 17 July 1963 and is King of Lesotho.

Letsie III succeeded his father, Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II, who was forced into exile in 1990.

Letsie III's father was briefly restored in 1995 but died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king again.

Letsie III was born on 17 July 1963 at the Scott Hospital in Morija, a town south of the capital Maseru.

Letsie III was educated in the United Kingdom at Ampleforth College.

Letsie III then went on to study at the University of Bristol, Wolfson College, Cambridge, and Wye College.

Letsie III completed his studies in 1989, when he returned to Lesotho.

Letsie III was installed as the Principal Chief of Matsieng on 16 December 1989.

Letsie III's coronation took place on 31 October 1997 at Setsoto Stadium.

On 1 December 2016, in Rome, King Letsie III was appointed as the Food and Agriculture Organization's newest Special Ambassador for Nutrition by the Organization's Director-General, Jose Graziano da Silva.

In 2000, King Letsie III married Karabo Motsoeneng, with whom he has two daughters and one son:.

King Letsie III is one of only two Catholic sovereigns of non-European lineage anywhere in the world, the other being the Maori queen Nga wai hono i te po.

Letsie III is a member of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George and has been credited with promoting the principles of his Catholic faith in Lesotho.