Setlutlu

From Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
Setlutlu
Other namesMasekeletu
TitleQueen consort of the Makololo tribe
Spouse(s)King Sebetwane
ChildrenKing Sekeletu
RelativesPrince Litali (grandson)

Setlutlu was a Queen as a consort of King Sebetwane, chief of Makololo tribe. She is also known as Masekeletu.

Her brother-in-law was the king Mbololo.

Biography

Sebetwane originally awarded Setlutlu to Lechae, one of his young commanders. Later she married Sebetwane. She bore him a son Sekeletu, who later became a ruler.

David Livingstone met the queen at Naliele. She had much influence over the commanders that Sibituane left.

Setlutlu was a grandmother of Princes Litali and Sesane.

Literature