Prince Svasti Sobhana, the Prince Svastivatana Visishtha (, ; 22 December 1865 – 10 December 1935) was a son of King

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 ...

(Rama IV) and Princess Consort

Piam Princess Piyamavadi Sri Bajarindra Mata (; ) or Chao Khun Chom Manda Piam () née Piam Sucharitakul (; ) Her Royal Highness Princess Piyamavadi was one of the royal wives of King Mongkut. All three of her daughters became queens. Her father was ...

. As the sixtieth child of King Mongkut, he also had the same parents as the 3 queens of King

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 ...

, Queen Sunandha Kumariratana, Queen

Savang Vadhana Sri Savarindira (; , 10 September 1862 – 17 December 1955), also known as Savang Vadhana (; ). She was a half-sister and queen of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). After her first grandson's accession to power in 1935, she became known as Her Ma ...

and Queen

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 ...

Bhongsi. He was the father of Queen

Rambai Barni Rambai Barni (, , ), formerly Rambai Barni Svastivatana (, ; born 20 December 1904 – 22 May 1984), was Queen of Siam as the wife of King Prajadhipok of Siam. Early life Princess Rambai Barni Svastivatana was born on 20 December 1904, ...

. He was educated at

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and later became the first

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of Siam.

Honours

* Grand Cross of the

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, ''31 July 1894'' (

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) *

Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Leopold, ''1897'' (

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) * Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, ''1897'' (

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) *

Knight of the

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, ''14 July 1897'' (

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) *

Knight of the

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, ''25 July 1897'' (Denmark) * Royal

Grand Cross of the

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, with Golden Star, ''1897'' (

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) * Grand Cross of the

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, ''1898'' (

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)

Ancestors

Notes

References

, - Svastivatana family 19th-century Chakri dynasty 20th-century Chakri dynasty Thai male Phra Ong Chao Children of Mongkut 1865 births 1935 deaths Thai people of Mon descent Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Grand Crosses of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the Order of the Crown (Italy) Presidents of the Supreme Court of Thailand Ministers of justice of Thailand Members of the Privy Council of Thailand Sons of kings {{Thailand-royal-stub