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Crown Princess of Burundi
Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa
Crown Princess of Burundi
Head of the Royal House of Burundi
Period26 April 1977 – present
PredecessorKing Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge
Born (1934-03-20) 20 March 1934 (age 90)
Gitega, Kingdom of Burundi, Ruanda-Urundi
SpouseAndré Muhirwa
(m. 1952 - div. ?)
Frédéric Van de Sande
(m. 1984)
IssuePrince Rémy Iribagiza
Prince Charles Iribagiza
Princess Louise Iribagiza
Princess Michelle Iribagiza
Anita Iribagiza
Sheila Iribagiza-Kiliza
David Iribagiza-Kiliza
HouseNtwero
FatherKing Mwambutsa IV Bangiricenge of Burundi
MotherThérèse Kanyonga
ReligionCatholicism

Rosa Paula Iribagiza Mwambutsa (born 20 March 1934) is the current pretender to the throne of Burundi. She was a sister of Burundi's last king, Mwami Ntare V (who had overthrown their father Mwambutsa IV in 1966), who was executed in 1972. In 2009, the Crown Princess called for an investigation into the death of her brother. She served as member of the National Assembly of Burundi

Family

She married twice.

With her first husband, Chief André Muhirwa of Busumanyi, she had two sons and two daughters.

  • Prince Rémy Ciza Muhirwa. He married Pascale Hody (later divorced). Later, he married Michèle Ingabire Gateretse. He has 4 children.
  • Prince Charles Muhirwa.
  • Princess Louise Muhirwa (born in Muhinga, on 29 April 1956 - died 25 December 2019). Married to Camille Ngoga.
  • Princess Michelle Muhirwa.

The Crown Princess also had issue by François Bourgeon, a French national, one daughter:

  • Anita Iribagiza (born on 15 October 1970). Actress.

Also Princess Rosa Paula had further issue by Hamisi Masud Kiliza, one son and one daughter:

  • Sheila Babile Kiliza (born in Nairobi, Kenya, on 16 June 1973 - died 29 January 2020).
  • David Kabunga wa Mwambutsa Hamisi Kiliza (born in Nairobi, Kenya, on 2 July 1974).

Distinctions

Ancestry

Ancestors of Rosa Paula Iribagiza
16. Ntare IV, Sultan and Mwami of Burundi
8. Mwezi IV, Sultan and Mwami of Burundi
17. Vyano, of the Mwenengwe clan
4. Mutaga IV, Sultan and Mwami of Burundi
9. Vyano, of the Bunyakarama clan
2. Mwambutsa IV, King of Burundi
5. Princess Ngenzahago, of the Munyagisaka clan
1. Princess Rosa Paula of Burundi
6. Umuganwa mutaga Joseph Menyo, of the Abasine clan
3. Thérèse Kanyonga
7. Inabigendera

References

  1. Burundi Quotidien (in French)
  2. Inter-parliamentary Union. Assembly (2007). Summary Records of the ... Proceedings. Inter-parliamentary Union. p. 195. ISBN 978-92-9142-344-6. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. Genealogy
Kingdom of Burundi Kings of Burundi
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(c. 1680–1966)
Pretender
(1977–present)
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