Prince Lerotholi Seeiso
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Prince Lerotholi Seeiso (born 18 April 2007) is a member of the Royal Family of Lesotho
Lesotho
Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...

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Prince Lerotholi Mohato Bereng Seeiso was born in Maseru
Maseru
Maseru is the capital of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, bordering South Africa, Maseru is Lesotho's only sizable city, with a population of approximately 227,880 . The city was established as a police camp and assigned as the capital after the...

 and is the third child and only son of King Letsie III of Lesotho
Letsie III of Lesotho
Letsie III is the reigning king of Lesotho. He succeeded his father, Moshoeshoe II, when the latter was forced into exile in 1990. His father was briefly restored in 1995 but soon died in a car crash in early 1996, and Letsie became king again...

 and Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso
Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso
Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso is the Queen Consort of King Letsie III of Lesotho.She was born as Anna Karabo Mots'oeneng in Mapoteng in the Berea District the eldest child of Thekiso Mots'oeneng and his wife 'Makarabo. In 1990 Queen 'Masenate enrolled at the Machabeng International College in...

. He has two older sisters, the Princesses Senate
Princess Senate Seeiso
Princess Senate Mohato Seeiso is the eldest child of King Letsie III of Lesotho and his wife Queen 'Masenate Mohato Seeiso.Princess Senate was born in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho...

 and Maseeiso. Prince Lerotholi was named after Lerotholi
Lerotholi
Lerotholi Letsie was the paramount chief of Basotho from November 20, 1891 to August 19, 1905.-Leadership of Basotho:...

, the Paramount Chief of Basuto from 1891 to 1905.

Prince Lerotholi was baptized as David at the Roman Catholic St. Louis Church at Matsieng
Matsieng
Matsieng is a Setswana traditional music trio formed in 2005 in Gaborone Botswana. They burst in to the scene with their 2005 festive season album, Semakaleng...

 on 2 June 2007 by the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Lesotho
Lesotho
Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...

, Archbishop Bernard Mohlalisi
Bernard Mohlalisi
Bernard Mohlalisi O.M.I. was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maseru in Lesotho. He had worked in that position since 1990. On Tuesday, June 30, 2009, his resignation- because of age- was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI...

. The Principal Chief of Likhoele, Lerotholi Seeiso, is his godfather.
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