Swazi King: 12 wives, one other bride-to-be....27 children

[auntAgonist]

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/09/26/swazi.king.ap/index.html

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According to Swazi tradition, the king is always meant to have a bride in waiting, but can only marry her when she is pregnant. Mswati, 37, has 12 wives, one other bride-to-be and 27 children.

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When the king chose a 17-year-old as his ninth wife in 2001, he was accused of violating his own anti-AIDS chastity campaign. The king's aides argued the ban was designed to discourage casual relationships, not marriage.

[JVS]

1. It's good to be the king!