Somanass WaddhanawathyWichitwathakan, Wibun. ''Satri sayam nai adit'' eminine Siamese in the past Bangkok : Sangsanbooks, 1999, p. 172 Cristo Raul.
Mongkut
''. retrieved 25 August 2013 (; ; ; 1834–1852) was the first consort of

Mongkut Mongkut (18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth Monarchy of Thailand, king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IV. He reigned from 1851 until his death in 1868. The reign of Mongkut was marked by significant modernization ini ...

, the King of

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, and the queen consort, though for only nine months.

Life

Princess Somanass was a daughter of Prince Lakkhananukhun (son of

Nangklao Nangklao (born Thap; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), also known by his regnal name Rama III, was the third Monarchy of Thailand, king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, ruling from 21 July 1824 to 2 April 1851. Nangklao was the eldest surviving ...

) and Ngiu Suvarnadat. Since her father, as a son of the king and of a royal concubine, was ''Phra Ong Chao'' (second-rank prince), Somanass was destined to be ''Mom Chao'' (third-rank princess). However, King

(Rama III) who was her grandfather, specially granted her the title of ''Phra Ong Chao'' (second-rank princess). In 1851, upon his

coronation A coronation ceremony marks the formal investiture of a monarch with regal power using a crown. In addition to the crowning, this ceremony may include the presentation of other items of regalia, and other rituals such as the taking of special v ...

, Mongkut married Princess Somanass, making her the queen. In 1852, she gave birth to a prince, Somdet Chaofa Somanass, but he died shortly after he was born, Queen Somanass herself died two months later.

Ancestors

References

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