Phannarai (; 9 May 1838 – 22 June 1914), formerly Princess Chae Siriwong (แฉ่ ศิริวงศ์), was one of the consorts of

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, fourth

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of the

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. Princess Chae Siriwongse was a daughter of Prince Siriwong, the Prince Mattayaphithak (a son of

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) and Lady Kim. Princess Chae and her sister, Princess Ramphoei Siriwong, became the consorts of King Mongkut in 1851 (Princess Ramphoei later became Queen

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). When her sister died in 1861, she assumed the position as the senior consort of Mongkut. Although she was not elevated to the rank of queen, she ruled over the court ladies and her position as a queen was observed during various banquets for foreign emissaries. The character of Lady Thiang in ''

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'' is loosely based on her.

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came to the royal court in 1862 and left in 1867, a period of six years in which she was in charge of Lady Phannarai's children and the other children of King Mongkut.Review of the masked
accessed 12-16-2015 With Mongkut, Princess Phannarai bore: * Princess Kannikakaew, ''Krom Khun'' Khattiyakanlaya (1855–1882) * Prince Chitchareon, ''Krom Phraya''

Narisara Nuwattiwong Prince Chitcharoen, the Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong ( ; 28 April 1863 – 10 March 1947), Prince Naris (นริศ) for short, né Chitcharoen (), was a member of the royal family of Siam (now Thailand), minister, general and scholar. A polymat ...

(1863–1947) As she was the aunt of

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was cha ...

(Rama V) (Queen Debsirindra's son), ''Mom Chao'' Chae was elevated to ''Phra Ong Chao'' Phannarai in 1900. She died in 1914.

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