Chandrmondol Sobhon Bhagiawati, the Princess Wisutkrasat ( th, จันทรมณฑล โสภณภควดี; ; ; 24 April 1855 — 14 May 1863) also known as Princess Fa-ying or Somdetch Chow Fa-ying ( th, สมเด็จเจ้าฟ้าหญิง; "Royal highness Princess") was a Princess of Siam and daughter of
King Mongkut and
Queen Debsirindra.
Biography
Princess Chandrmondol was born at the
Grand Palace in
Bangkok
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, on 24 April 1855, the only daughter of
King Mongkut and
Queen Debsirindra. Chandrmondol had an elder brother,
Prince Chulalongkorn and younger brother, Prince Chaturonrasmi and
Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse.
She was initially named ''Chandrmondol'', and changed to ''Chandrmondol Sobhon Bhagiawati'' in 1862 by order of King Mongkut. her father called her ''"Nang Nu"'' ( th, นางหนู; "the little daughter"), and Palace officials affectionately called her ''"Fa-ying"''.
Princess Chandrmondol was tutored in the English language and Western manners by
Anna Leonowens.
She died of
cholera on May 14, 1863, and was buried in
Sanam Luang
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in Bangkok. When Chulalongkorn was crowned in 1867, she was posthumously given the title ''the Princess Wisutkrasat'' ( th, วิสุทธิกระษัตริย์ "the Lady of Purity") on 3 May 1884.
Legacy
She was a ''"Princess Fâ-ying"'' a character in ''
Anna and the King''. ''Wisut Kasat Road'' was another name for Princess Chandrmondol.
Ancestry
References
External links
Princess Fa-Yingon
IMDb
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19th-century Thai royalty who died as children
1855 births
1863 deaths
Thai female Chao Fa
People from Bangkok
Children of Mongkut
Deaths from cholera
19th-century Chakri dynasty
Daughters of kings
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