Chandrmondol Sobhon Bhagiawati, the Princess Wisutkrasat (; ; ; 24 April 1855 — 14 May 1863) also known as Princess Fa-ying or Somdetch Chow Fa-ying (; "Royal highness Princess") was a Princess of Siam and daughter of

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and Queen Debsirindra.

Biography

Princess Chandrmondol was born at the

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, on 24 April 1855, the only daughter of

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"'' (; "the little daughter"), and Palace officials affectionately called her ''"Fa-ying"''. Princess Chandrmondol was tutored in the English language and Western manners by

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. She died of

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on May 14, 1863, and was buried in

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in Bangkok. When Chulalongkorn was crowned in 1867, she was posthumously given the title ''the Princess Wisutkrasat'' ( "the Lady of Purity") on 3 May 1884.

Legacy

She was a ''"Princess Fâ-ying"'' a character in ''

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''. '' Wisut Kasat Road'' was another name for Princess Chandrmondol.

Ancestry

References

External links

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