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Mandela family
Dynasty of South African politicians and traditional aristocrats
The Mandela family is a Xhosa royal family in South Africa.
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Its most prominent member was Nelson Mandela, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
History
The Mandelas are direct descendants of the AmaHala clan, the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of AbaThembu,[1] as a result, their leader has traditionally had a hereditary claim to both membership of the Thembu king's privy council and the chieftaincy of the town of Mvezo that is subject to his authority.
The family was started in the 18th century, when King Ngubengcuka of the married and left a son named Mandela, the first of the direct line to bear the name.[2][3] Prince Mandela was a son of a woman that belonged to the Ixhiba House , a ritually inferior house when compared to other ranks, and therefore his cadet branch of the dynasty was deemed to be morganatic.[4] Due to this, in