Education
Corpus Christi College. Ampleforth College.
Corpus Christi College. Ampleforth College.
He was king of Lesotho from 1966 until his exile in 1990, and from 1995 until his death in 1996. While there, he took to the life of an English country gentleman, including hunting, shooting, and fishing. Early in his reign, Leabua Jonathan became Prime Minister of Lesotho and gained control of the government.
Moshoeshoe went into temporary exile in the Netherlands.
A few months later, when he gained control, Jonathan allowed Moshoeshoe to reassume the title of king. Moshoeshoe went to exile in the United Kingdom.
Moshoeshoe was restored to the throne in 1995. The following year he was killed in a car accident, and Letsie became king again a month later.
Summary of reign 1960-1966: Paramount Chief Constantine Bereng Seeiso of Basutoland.
1966: crowned as King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho. 1970: exiled from Lesotho. February 1990: stripped of constitutional powers.
1990-1992: in exile in the United Kingdom. January 1995: reinstated as King.
January 1996: died, succeeded by Letsie III. The King died at the age of fifty-seven in a road accident, when his car plunged off a mountain road during the early hours of 15 January 1996. The accident also killed the car"s driver.
According to a government statement, Moshoeshoe had set out at 1 Department of Administration and Management to visit his cattle at Matsieng, and was returning to Maseru through the Maloti Mountains when his car left the road. His Royal Highness Prince David Mohato Bereng Seeiso (born 17 July 1963).
His Royal Highness Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso of Lesotho (born 16 April 1966).
Her Royal Highness Princess Constance Christina "Maseeiso (24 December 1969 – 7 September 1994). Grand Master of the following orders Foreign honours.
Moshoeshoe"s political power was always limited, and his reign was interrupted twice. Jonathan suspended Moshoeshoe in 1970 in order to reestablish his control in the country after his party lost the election.