Vapi Busbakara ( th, วาปีบุษบากร; ; 25 June 1891 – 15 December 1982) was the Princess of Siam (later
Thailand). She was a member of
Siamese Royal Family. She was a daughter of King
Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...
(Rama V). She was one of the longest-living personages in Thai history, behind three children of King
Mongkut
Mongkut ( th, มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai was ''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathibod ...
(Rama IV); Princess
Nabhabhorn Prabha, who died at the age of 94 in 1958, Princess Praditha Sari, who died in 1962 at the age of 96, and Prince Krida Bhinihan, who died at the age of 97 in 1952.
Her mother was
Chao Chom Manda Phrom (daughter of Phraya Phitsanuloka Thibodi), but her mother died while she was very young. Later,
Queen Savang Vadhana took her in as her adopted daughter, along with her elder sister,
Princess Prabha Bannabilaya, including also her full siblings
Princess Yaovabha Bongsanid, and
Prince Rangsit Prayurasakdi.
She had 3 full siblings; 2 elder sisters, and 1 elder brother;
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Princess Prabha Bannabilaya (13 August 1885 – 8 September 1948)
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Princess Prabai Bannapilas (13 August 1885 – 17 September 1886) Princess Prabha Bannabilaya's twin sister.
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Prince Samaya Vudhirodom (13 September 1888 – 9 December 1889)
Princess Vapi Busbakara was the only adopted daughter of
Queen Sri Savarindira, who managed and took care of her stepmother's body at death, before traditional Buddhist Royal Cremation was observed. She died on 15 December 1982, at the age of 90. Royal crematorium was done on 26 March 1983, by
King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Royal Decorations
* Dame of The Most Illustrious
Order of the Royal House of Chakri: received 9 May 1950
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Dame Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao (First class): received 2 May 1950
* Dame Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted
Order of the White Elephant
* Dame Grand Cordon of the Most Noble
Order of the Crown of Thailand
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Dame Cross of the Vallabhabhorn Order
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King Rama V's Royal Cypher Medal (Second Class)
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King Rama VI
Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his effor ...
's Royal Cypher Medal (Second Class)
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King Rama VII
Prajadhipok ( th, ประชาธิปก, RTGS: ''Prachathipok'', 8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), also Rama VII, was the seventh monarch of Siam of the Chakri dynasty. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to political and ...
's Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
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King Rama VIII's Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
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King Rama IX
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
's Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
Ancestry
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Busbakara, Vapi
Busbakara, Vapi
19th-century Thai women
19th-century Chakri dynasty
20th-century Thai women
20th-century Chakri dynasty
Thai female Phra Ong Chao
Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao
Members of the Vallabhabhorn Order
Children of Chulalongkorn