Garcia III of Kibangu information

Garcia III Nkanga a Mvemba was a ruler of Kibangu and was one of the two main Kinlaza claimants to the throne of the Kingdom of Kongo during its civil...

claimants of Kibangu (complete list) – Garcia III of Kibangu, Awenekongo (1669–1685) André I of Kibangu, Awenekongo (1685) Manuel I of Kibangu, Awenekongo...

the mountain top fortresses of the rival kings. These were the Mountain of Kibangu east of the capital and the fortress of the Águas Rosadas, a line founded...

texts, notably the letters of King Afonso I of Kongo, where he writes, to Portuguese kings Manuel I (in 1514) and João III concerning the moenipango (mwene...

both of the main parties such as the Água Rosada of Kibangu and the da Silva of Soyo. By the end of the war, Kongo's vaunted capital had been destroyed...

founded the capital of Lemba. Earlier another branch of Kinlaza, under the leadership of Garcia III of Kongo founded a settlement at Kibangu. The Kimpanzu based...

Nlaza of Kongo was a manikongo from the Lukeni kanda dynasty and the 3rd ruler of the Central African kingdom of Kongo in the early 15th century. Little...

current king represented by the House of Kimpanzu. He had succeeded the Marquis of Nkondo, Afonso III and became ruler of the kingdom. He continued to rule...

(1678–1715) Pedro IV, Awenekongo, Kibangu claimant (1695–1709), Manikongo (1709–1718) Manuel II, Manikongo (1718–1743) Garcia IV, Manikongo (1743–1752) Manuel...

different intermediate set of relatives.  Kinlaza role in the civil wars began with Garcia II. The Kimpanzu king Alvaro IV granted Garcia and his brother, also...