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Saovabha
Saovabha Phongsri (; Royal Thai General System of Transcription, RTGS: Saowapha PhongsiPronunciation) was an agnatic half-sister, royal wife and queen consort of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Thailand, and mother of both King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and King Prajadhipok (Rama VII). As in accordance with Thai royal tradition, King Vajiravudh later bestowed on his mother the title of "Queen Mother Sri Bajrindra" (; ). Life Saovabha was born as a Princess of Siam to King Mongkut (or Rama IV) and Princess Consort Piam, Piyamavadi (Piam Sucharitakul). She was the youngest sister of the future Queen Sunanda Kumariratana and Queen Savang Vadhana. Saovabha became the consort of her half-brother King Chulalongkorn sometime in 1878. She gave him 9 children, 5 would survive to adulthood (one died in infancy), two would eventually become King of Siam. In 1897, Queen Saovabha became the first female Chakri dynasty#Regents, Regent of Siam, when her husband went on a tour of Europe. When he r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute
The Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute (QSMI) (; ) in Bangkok, Thailand, is an institute that specialises in the husbandry of venomous snakes, the extraction and research of snake venom, and vaccines, especially rabies vaccine. It houses the snake farm, a popular tourist attraction. The origins of the institute can be traced back to 1912 when Vajiravudh, King Rama VI granted permission for a government institute to manufacture and distribute rabies vaccine at the suggestion of Damrong Rajanubhab, Prince Damrong, whose daughter, , died from rabies infection. It was officially opened on 26 October 1913 in the Luang Building on Bamrung Muang Road as the ''Pastura Institute'' after Louis Pasteur, who discovered the first vaccine against rabies. In 1917 it was renamed the ''Pasteur Institute'' and placed under the supervision of the Thai Red Cross Society. The institute also produced vaccine against smallpox. The Travel and Immunization Clinic is now located here. If offers vaccines a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakri Dynasty
The Chakri dynasty is the current reigning dynasty of the Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand. The head of the house is the Monarchy of Thailand, king, who is head of state. The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Rattanakosin era and the city of Bangkok in 1782; following the end of Taksin's reign, when the capital of Siam shifted to Bangkok. The royal house was founded by Rama I, an Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya military leader of Thai Chinese, Sino-Mon people, Mon descent. Prior to his accession to the throne, Rama I held for years the title Chakri (noble title), Chakri, the civil chancellor. In founding the dynasty, the king himself chose "''Chakri''" as the name for it. The emblem of the house is composed of the discus (Sudarshana Chakra, Chakra) and the trident (Trishula), the celestial weapons of the gods Vishnu and Shiva, of whom the Thai sovereign is seen as an incarnation. The current head of the house is Vajiralongkorn who was proclaimed king on 1 December 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Palace Law Of Succession
The Palace Law of Succession, Buddhist Era 2467 (1924) (; ) governs succession to the Throne of the Kingdom of Thailand, under the ruling House of Chakri. Succession matters prior to the end of absolute monarchy in 1932 could be contentious, especially during the Ayutthaya period from the 14th to 18th centuries. In 1924, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) attempted to clarify the succession process by laying down the Palace Law of Succession. It was promulgated and came into effect in November 1924 as, in part, an attempt to eliminate the vagueness relating to succession within the Thai monarchical regime and to systematically resolve previous controversies. In 1932, after Siam became a constitutional monarchy, various amendments relating to succession were introduced. The 1997 Constitution of Thailand relied on the law with regards to succession, but the 2006 Interim Constitution made no mention of succession, leaving it to "constitutional practice". The 2007 Constitution again relie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vajiravudh
Vajiravudh (1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth Monarchy of Thailand, king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VI. He reigned from 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts to create and promote Thaification, Siamese nationalism. His reign was characterized by Siam's movement further towards democracy and minimal participation in World War I. He had keen interests in Siamese history, archaeology, and literature, as well as economics, politics and world affairs, and founded the country's first university, Chulalongkorn University. Education Vajiravudh was born on 1 January 1881 to Chulalongkorn and one of his four queens and Inbreeding, half sister Saovabha, Saovabha Phongsri. In 1888, upon coming of age, Vajiravudh received the title ''Kromma Khun'' Ayutthaya Kingdom, Debdvaravati (Prince of Ayutthaya). Also in 1888, Vajiravudh began suffering from a severe illness and was brought to Ko Sichang district, Ko Sichang by his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahurada Manimaya
Bahurada Manimaya, Princess Debnariratana (; ; 19 December 1878 – 27 August 1887), was a Princess of Siam (later Thailand). She was a member of the Siamese royal family. She was a daughter of Chulalongkorn, King Rama V of Siam. Biography Princess Bahurada Manimaya was the first daughter of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V the Great) of Siam and Queen Saovabha Phongsri together, (later ''Queen Sri Bajrindra, the Queen Mother''). She was born on 19 December 1878 at the Grand Palace The Grand Palace (, Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). ''How to read and how to write.'' (20th Edition). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. . ) is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the officia .... After she was born, her father, King Chulalongkorn named her Bahurada Manimaya Prabaibannabichitra Narisarajakumari (; ). She was also called ''Thunkramom Ying Yai'', which means the eldest daughter of the king, even though the king had older daughters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakrabongse Bhuvanath
Chakrabongse Bhuvanath (; ; 3 March 1883 – 13 June 1920), was the 40th child of King Chulalongkorn and the fourth child of Queen Sri Bajarindra. Early life and education The prince was sent to the Russian Empire in his teens, where he studied at the Page Corps and became an officer of His Majesty's Hussar Life Guards Regiment. Family He returned to Siam with a wife, Catherine Desnitski from Lutsk (at that time part of the Russian Empire, nowadays part of Ukraine), whom he had married in 1906. The Prince and his wife lived with their son, Prince Chula Chakrabongse, in Paruskavan Palace in Bangkok. They later divorced and he remarried the year before his death. Royal careers The prince was a favourite son of both the King and Queen. He travelled extensively, visiting among other countries the US and United Kingdom in 1902. He also represented his father on foreign visits, such as for the funeral of King Umberto I of Italy in 1900, the wedding of Crown Prince Wilhelm a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prajadhipok
Prajadhipok (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VII. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and social changes during the 1932 Siamese revolution. He is to date the only Siamese monarch of the Chakri dynasty to abdicate. Early life Somdet Chaofa Prajadhipok Sakdidej () was born on 8 November 1893 in Bangkok, Siam (now Thailand) to King Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha Phongsri. Prince Prajadhipok was the youngest of nine children born to the couple. Overall he was the king's second-youngest child (of a total of 77), and the 33rd and youngest of Chulalongkorn's sons. Unlikely to succeed to the throne, Prince Prajadhipok chose to pursue a military career. Like many of the king's children, he was sent abroad to study, going to Eton College in 1906, then to the Woolwich Military Academy from which he graduated in 1913. He received a commission in the Royal Horse Artillery in the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chula Chakrabongse
Chula Chakrabongse (; ; 28 March 1908 – 30 December 1963), was a member of the family of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand and of the House of Chakkraphong. He was the only child of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and his Ukrainian wife Kateryna Desnytska (later Mom Catherine Na Phitsanulok). He was a grandson of King Chulalongkorn. Early life and education Prince Chula Chakrabongse was born on 28 March 1908 in Paruskavan Palace, Bangkok, with the title Mom Chao (''His Serene Highness''). Saovabha Phongsri, his grandmother, gave him the name ''Phongchak'' (พงษ์จักร; ). Later his uncle, Vajiravudh, King Vajiravudh, raised him the higher rank of ''Phra Chao Worawong Thoe Phra Ong Chao'' (''His Royal Highness'' Prince) and changed his name to ''Chula Chakrabongse''. Palace officials affectionately called him "the Little Prince" (, ''Than Phra Ong Nu''). When very young, Prince Chula was sent to study in the United Kingdom, where he spent his teenage years, attendin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)
The Rattanakosin Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Siam after 1855, refers to the Siamese kingdom between 1782 and 1932. It was founded in 1782 with the History of Bangkok#Rattanakosin, establishment of Rattanakosin (Bangkok), which replaced the city of Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi as the capital of Siam. This article covers the period until the Siamese revolution of 1932. The kingdom governed based on the Mandala (political model), mandala system. This allows for high-autonomy locally with the kingdom influencing and effectively rule its area of suzerainty. At its zenith in 1805-1812, the Kingdom was composed of Administrative divisions of Thailand#Muang Prathetsarat, 25 polities, ranging from duchies and principalities to federations and kingdoms. With the furthest extent reaching Shan States, the Shan States, southern Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, Laos, Cambodia, northern Si Rat Malai, Malaysia, Sip Song Chau Tai, northwestern Vietnam, and Kawthaung, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asdang Dejavudh
Asdang Dejavudh, Prince of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Nakhon Ratchasima (; , 12 May 1889 – 9 February 1925) was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha Phongsri of Siam. He was given nickname as Eiad-lek or Prince Eiad-lek () and best known in the palace by his nickname of "Thunkramom Eiad-lek". Early life and education Prince Asdang Dejavudh was born on 12 May 1889 to King Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha Phongsri. When the prince was three-years old in 1891, he began suffering from a disease which doctors said could not be cured if the prince stayed in Bangkok. For that reason, Chulalongkorn brought Asdang Dejavudh to the island of Ko Sichang district, Ko Sichang off the coast of modern-day Chonburi province. Chulalongkorn had previously brought another son, Vajiravudh, Prince Vajiravudh, when he was seven to recover from another illness. Asdang Dejavudh spent several months on Ko Sichang before he got well again. To celebrate his son's recovery, Chulalongkorn built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Consort Of Siam
This article lists the royal consorts of Monarchy of Thailand, monarchs of Thailand from the foundation of the Sukhothai Kingdom in 1238 until the present day. Sukhothai Kingdom Phra Ruang dynasty Ayutthaya Kingdom House of Uthong House of Suphannaphum House of Sukhothai House of Prasat Thong House of Ban Phlu Luang Thonburi Kingdom Thonburi dynasty Rattanakosin Kingdom Chakri dynasty References {{Spouses of national leaders Queens consort of Thailand, Lists of Thai people by occupation, Royal consorts Lists of queens, Thailand, Queen Consorts of Lists of royal consorts, Thai Thai monarchy-related lists, Royal consorts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chudadhuj Dharadilok
Prince Chudadhuj Dharadilok, Prince of Phetchabun (; ), (4 July 1892– 8 July 1923) His Royal Highness Prince Chudadhuj Dharadilok was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha of Thailand. He was one of the most senior Thai princes during the rule of his full brother, King Vajiravudh. Biography Prince Chudadhuj was born on July 5, 1892 at Morakut Sutta Palace, Ko Sichang, Chonburi province in which the King gave the name of the royal court Phra Chuthathut Palace according to the name "Prince Chudadhuj" who was born at that place. When he was young, he was named "Thun Kramom Tew". King Chulalongkorn sent Prince Chudadhuj to study in England along with Prince Asdang Dejavudh and Prince Mahidol Adulyadej. In 1905 he studied at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge and then he returned to government service as a professor at Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU; ; , ) is a public university, public Autonomous university, autonomous research u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
