Mangkunegara IX (18 August 1951 – 13 August 2021) was the traditional ruler of the former state of

Mangkunegaran The Duchy of Mangkunegaran ( id, Kadipaten Mangkunegaran) is a small Javanese princely state located within the region of Surakarta in Indonesia. It was established in 1757 by Raden Mas Said, when he submitted his army to Pakubuwono III in F ...

, located in

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, Indonesia. He succeeded his father, Mangkunegara VIII, as

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on 3 September 1987. His full royal name was ''Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Mangkunegara''. Prior to his accession he was named Gusti Pangeran Hadiningrat Sujiwa Kusuma. In the meantime G.P.H. Sudjiwo Kusumo became

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in Mangkunegaran. His accession was controversial because for the first time in Indonesian history, Mangkunegaran involved relatives outside the core to participate in the decision.

Early life

He was born in Surakarta the son of Mangkunegara VIII with brothers

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G.P.H. Radityo Prabukusumo, B.R.Aj. Retno Satuti. Rahadiyan Yamin, B.R.Aj. Retno Rosati Hudiono Kadarisman, B.R.M. Susaktyo, B.R.M. Herwasto, B.R.M. Kumiyakto and B.R.Aj. Retno Astrini. His maternal grandfather and father were their brother and sister's son Mangkunegara V. His maternal grandfather was Prince Suryakusuma descended from the father whose grandfather was Mangkunegara VII.

Personal life and death

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Sudjiwo Kusumo was previously married to Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, the third daughter of Indonesia’s founding president Sukarno and his wife

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. They divorced in 1984 after they had two children. After his ascension to throne, he married Prisca Marina, the only daughter of former ambassador and military officer Yogi Supardi, on 28 June 1990. Minister of Defence L. B. Moerdani, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Supardjo Rustam, and Chairman of the

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Surono Reksodimedjo became their wedding witnesses. He had two children with Marina. He died at the age of 69 on 13 August 2021 in Jakarta, five days short of his 70th birthday.

Crown Prince

G.P.H. Sudjiwo Kusumo became the

, replacing his brother G.P.H. Radityo Prabukusumo who died in 1987. He was the fourth son of Mangkunegara VIII.

Existence dilemma

The King is no longer the head of government of his nominal territory. The monarchy was originally supplanted when the area was colonized by

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. Following the end of colonial rule, it retained its ceremonial role.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mangkunegara 09 1951 births 2021 deaths Princes of Mangkunegaran People from Surakarta