Nothando Dube
{{Short description|Swazi royalty (1988–2019)}}
{{Infobox royalty
|name = Nothando Dube
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|reg-type =
|title = Queen consort (Inkhosikati) of Eswatini
|regent =
|reign = 2005–2019
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|spouse = Mswati III
|issue = Princess Makhosothando Dlamini
Prince Betive Dlamini
Princess Mahlemalangeni Dlamini
|house = House of Dlamini (by marriage)
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|mother =
|birth_name = Nothando Dube
|birth_date = {{birth date|1988|2|6}}
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|death_date ={{death date and given age|2019|3|df=yes|8|31}}
|death_place = South Africa
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Nothando Dube, known as Inkhosikati LaDube, (6 February 1988[https://www.instagram.com/p/BuyazLbhX96/ Instagram]– 8 March 2019) was a member of the House of Dlamini as the twelfth Inkhosikati (Queen consort) and wife of King Mswati III of Eswatini.
Biography
Nothando Dube was a former Miss Teen Swaziland.{{cite web| url = https://thisisafrica.me/queens-swaziland/| title = Who are the Queens of Swaziland?| last = Mebaley| first = Annie| date = 28 August 2014| website = ThisisAfrica| access-date = 10 March 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/king-mswatis-12th-wife-dies-in-sa-hospital-reports-20190308| title = King Mswati's 12th wife dies in SA hospital – reports| last = Phakgadi| first = Pelane| date = 8 March 2019| website = News24| access-date = 10 March 2019}} Dube attended Mater Dorolosa High School.{{cite web| url = http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/southafrica/swaziland.html| title = SWAZILAND| website = World of Royalty| access-date = 10 March 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180519204518/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/southafrica/swaziland.html| archive-date = 19 May 2018| url-status = dead}} She met Mswati III, the king of Eswatini, in 2004 at a birthday party he hosted for one of his children. He chose her as his new bride during a reed dance she, along with thousands of other Eswatini women, performed at Ludzidzini Royal Village.
= Life as a consort =
In 2005 she married Mswati III, becoming his twelfth wife, when she was sixteen years old.{{cite web| url = https://africandailyvoice.com/en/2019/03/09/eswatini-mourns-the-death-of-king-mswati-iiis-12th-wife/| title = Eswatini mourns the death of King Mswati III’s 12th wife| date = 9 March 2019| website = African Daily Voice| access-date = 10 March 2019}} She gave birth to three children.{{cite web| url = https://mpumalanganews.co.za/353717/king-mswatis-12th-wife-passes-away/| title = King Mswati’s 12th wife passes away| date = 8 March 2019| website = Mpumalanga News| access-date = 10 March 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/The-King-of-Swaziland-His-Misbehaving-Queens-and-the-Less-is-More-Quandry| title = The King Of Swaziland and The Challenge of His Misbehaving Queens| date = 23 May 2018| website = Owlcation| access-date = 10 March 2019}} In 2010 she had an affair with justice minister Ndumiso Mamba, for which she was reportedly placed under house arrest.{{cite web| url = https://nehandaradio.com/2010/08/11/minister-caught-redhanded-with-kings-wife/| title = Minister caught red handed with King’s wife| date = 11 August 2010| website = Nehanda Radio| access-date = 10 March 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/swaziland/8686424/I-am-a-prisoner-says-Swazilands-Queen-No-12.html| title = I am a prisoner, says Swaziland's Queen No 12| last = Selander| first = Toby| date = 7 August 2011| website = The Daily Telegraph| publisher = Telegraph Media Group| access-date = 10 March 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://allafrica.com/stories/201903080814.html| title = Swaziland King's Wife Ladube (31) Dies, After Unhappy Life At Royal Palace| date = 8 March 2019| website = All Africa| access-date = 10 March 2019}} She filed complaints of abuse and torture at the hands of the king's guards.{{cite web| url = https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/swazi-queen-flees-to-sa-report-1341262| title = Swazi queen flees to SA – report| date = 14 July 2012| website = Independent Online| publisher = Independent News & Media| access-date = 10 March 2019}} After a year under house arrest, she was banished from the royal household and prevented from seeing her children.{{cite web| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/swaziland/8902417/Twelfth-wife-of-Swaziland-kicked-out-of-palace-over-affair-with-justice-minister.html| title = Twelfth wife of Swaziland kicked out of palace over 'affair' with justice minister| last = Laing| first = Aislinn| date = 20 November 2011| website = The Daily Telegraph| publisher = Telegraph Media Group| access-date = 10 March 2019}}
= Death =
She died on 8 March 2019 at a hospital in South Africa from skin cancer.{{cite web| url = https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/breaking-news/2097639/king-mswatis-twelfth-wife-dies/| title = King Mswati’s twelfth wife dies| date = 8 March 2019| website = The Citizen| access-date = 10 March 2019}}{{cite web| url = https://www.okayafrica.com/twelfth-wife-of-king-mwsati-of-eswatini-kingdom-has-died-recently/| title = The Twelfth Wife of King Mswati III of eSwatini has Died| last = Samanga| first = Rufaro| date = 8 March 2019| website = Okay Africa| access-date = 10 March 2019}} Her death was officially announced by Governor Lusendvo Fakudze through the Eswatini Broadcasting and Information Service.{{cite web| url = http://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/king-mswatis-12th-wife-has-died/| title = King Mswati’s 12th wife has died| date = 8 March 2019| website = SABC News| publisher = South African Broadcasting Corporation| access-date = 10 March 2019}} She was buried on 11 March 2019.{{cite web| url = http://www.times.co.sz/news/122658-inkhosikati-ladube-passes-on.html| title = INKHOSIKATI LADUBE PASSES ON| last = Shange| first = Sibusiso| date = 8 March 2019| website = Times of Swaziland| access-date = 10 March 2019}}
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