Bernardo I of Kongo — (died ) was a 16th century manikongo (ruler) of the Kingdom of Kongo, a region encompassing areas in 21st century Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.The rule of Bernardo I extended from 1561 to 1567. [Thornton, John (2006): Elite Women… … Wikipedia
Afonso I of Kongo — The coat of arms issued to King Afonso Mvemba a Nzinga (c. 1456 – 1542 or 1543), also known as King Afonso I was a ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo in the first half of the 16th century. He reigned over the Kongo Empire from 1509 to late 1542 or… … Wikipedia
João I of Kongo — João I Nzinga a Nkuwu João I of Kongo, alias Nzinga a Nkuwu or Nkuwu Nzinga, was ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo between 1470–1506. He was baptized as João in 3 May 1491 by Portuguese missionaries. Contents … Wikipedia
Pedro II of Kongo — Pedro II Nkanga a Mvika was a ruler of the kingdom of Kongo during the kingdom s first conflict with the Portuguese colony of Angola. He was the founder of the royal House of Nsundi and could trace his descent to one of Afonso I s daughters.… … Wikipedia
Nkuwu a Ntinu of Kongo — Nkuwu a Ntinu (Portuguese: Encu a Motino) was the fourth manikongo of the Kingdom of Kongo and reigned during the mid 15th century. Background Manikongo Nkuwu a Ntinu was the son of the Kongo s founder, Lukeni lua Nimi. Little is known about him… … Wikipedia
Nanga of Kongo — was the second ruler or manikongo of the Central African kingdom of Kongo. The dates and events of his reign are unknown. It is known that he was a cousin of the kingdom s founder, Lukeni lua Nimi. See also List of rulers of Kongo Kingdom of… … Wikipedia
Nlaza of Kongo — was a manikongo of the Central African kingdom of Kongo in the early 15th century. Little is known about him or his reign other than he was one of two cousins of Kongo s founder, Lukeni lua Nimi. See also Kingdom of Kongo List of rulers of Kongo… … Wikipedia
Álvaro VII of Kongo — Álvaro VII (Mpanzu a Mabondo) was king of the Kingdom of Congo from 1665 to 1666. When the death of Antonio I at the Battle of Mbwila (October 29, 1665) was announced, a relative of the dead sovereign, Álvaro, was proclaimed king. The new king… … Wikipedia
List of rulers of Kongo — This is a list of the rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo known commonly as the Manikongos (KiKongo: Mwenekongo). In the KiKongo language, provinces were known as wene . The lords of these wene were known as Mwene (plural: Awene). The lord of Kongo… … Wikipedia
Kingdom of Kongo — For other uses, see Congo (disambiguation). Kingdom of Kongo Wene wa Kongo or Kongo dya Ntotila → … Wikipedia
