Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba (born 1583)

Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

Ambundu queen in Angola (c. 1583–1663)

Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande was a southwest African paramount ruler who ruled as a queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola. Born into the ruling family of Ndongo, her grandfather Ngola Kilombo Kia Kasenda…