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Mvemba a Nzinga, Nzinga Mbemba, Funsu Nzinga Mvemba or Dom Alfonso (c. 1456–1542 or 1543), [1] also known as King Afonso I, was the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo from the Lukeni kanda dynasty and ruled in the first half of the 16th century.
Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande, Nzinga (/ n ə ˈ z ɪ ŋ ɡ ə /; c. 1583 – 17 December 1663) was a southwest African ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. [1]
Claimed the title of Manikongo. As Marquis of Mbemba, he led a small army and attacked Mbamba, killed Count Theodosius and then invaded the kingdom's capital, killing Alvaro VIII and proclaimed himself king. [21] Kinlaza: Álvaro IX Mpanzu a Ntivila: 1650–1669 (aged 18/19) June 1669: End of 1670: Claimed the title of Manikongo.
King Nzinga-a-Nkuwu was the fifth ruler of Kongo. [1] He was married to Queen Nzinga a Nlaza, a first cousin. [2] She had a son by the king named Nzinga Mbemba.She would later help him become king of Kongo after her husband's death. [2]
Initially relations were limited and considered beneficial to both sides. With Christianity easily accepted by the local nobility, leading on 3 May 1491 to the baptism of king Nzinga a Nkuwu as the first Christian Kongolese king João I. He was succeeded after his death in 1506 by his son Nzinga Mbemba, who ruled as King Afonso I until 1543 ...
Mwene Kongo VIII Mvemba (also known as Muhemba, Mbemba, or Mubemba) also underwent Christian baptism and received a Portuguese regal name as his baptismal name: Alfonso I. [11] Shortly after the 1543 death of Mwene Kongo VIII Mvemba, a Nzinga (Alfonso Mubemba), the Bemba rebelled against the Kongo Kingdom.
Nzinga a Nkuwu took the Christian name of João I in honor of Portugal's king at the time, João II. [36] João I ruled until his death around 1509 and was succeeded by his son Afonso Mvemba a Nzinga. He faced a serious challenge from a half brother, Mpanzu a Kitima. The king overcame his brother in a battle waged at Mbanza Kongo.
Mbemba is a Congolese name. Notable people with the name include: Afonso I of Kongo, aka Nzinga Mbemba, King of Kongo (1509–1543) Chancel Mbemba (born 1994), Congolese footballer; Jean-Martin Mbemba (born 1942), Congolese politician; Mbemba Sylla (born 1982), Guinean footballer; Nolan Mbemba (born 1995), French footballer