King
Athittayawong (full
ThaiThai is the national and official language of Thailand and the mother tongue of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Kradai language family. The Kradai languages are thought to have originated in what is now southern China, and are linked to...
title: สมเด็จพระอาทิตยวงศ์;
RTGSThe Royal Thai General System of Transcription is the official system for rendering Thai language words in the Latin alphabet, published by The Royal Institute of Thailand...
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Somdet Phra Athittayawong) (born 1618) was the 23rd
monarchA monarch is the person who heads a monarchy, a form of government in which the country or entity usually ruled or controlled by an individual who usually rules for life or until abdication...
of
AyuthiaAyutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767 until it was invaded by the Burmese. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up...
(or 24th if including
Khun WorawongsathiratKhun Worawongsathirat was the usurper monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling for only 42 days in 1548 prior to being purged. Even the Siamese chronicles told that Worawongsathirat had already attended the coronation—his kingship was not accepted by most traditional historians.His birthname was...
) who reigned for a period of 38 days in the year 1629. He was the second son of
King DroṇdharmKing Droṇdharm was the 27th monarch of Ayuthia and the fifth monarch to come from the House of Sukhōday, reigning from 1611 to 1628.-Royal History:...
and the younger brother of King Chetthathirat and so was of the House of Sukhothai. When the previous ruler King Chetthathirat died,
Minister for DefenceA defence minister is a cabinet position which regulates the armed forces in some sovereign nations. The minister usually has a very important role in a cabinet....
Suriyawong (สุริยวงศ์) installed Athittayawong on the throne despite his being only ten years of age, with Suriyawong seeing to the king's affairs in his stead.
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King
Athittayawong (full
ThaiThai is the national and official language of Thailand and the mother tongue of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Kradai language family. The Kradai languages are thought to have originated in what is now southern China, and are linked to...
title: สมเด็จพระอาทิตยวงศ์;
RTGSThe Royal Thai General System of Transcription is the official system for rendering Thai language words in the Latin alphabet, published by The Royal Institute of Thailand...
:
Somdet Phra Athittayawong) (born 1618) was the 23rd
monarchA monarch is the person who heads a monarchy, a form of government in which the country or entity usually ruled or controlled by an individual who usually rules for life or until abdication...
of
AyuthiaAyutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767 until it was invaded by the Burmese. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up...
(or 24th if including
Khun WorawongsathiratKhun Worawongsathirat was the usurper monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling for only 42 days in 1548 prior to being purged. Even the Siamese chronicles told that Worawongsathirat had already attended the coronation—his kingship was not accepted by most traditional historians.His birthname was...
) who reigned for a period of 38 days in the year 1629. He was the second son of
King DroṇdharmKing Droṇdharm was the 27th monarch of Ayuthia and the fifth monarch to come from the House of Sukhōday, reigning from 1611 to 1628.-Royal History:...
and the younger brother of King Chetthathirat and so was of the House of Sukhothai. When the previous ruler King Chetthathirat died,
Minister for DefenceA defence minister is a cabinet position which regulates the armed forces in some sovereign nations. The minister usually has a very important role in a cabinet....
Suriyawong (สุริยวงศ์) installed Athittayawong on the throne despite his being only ten years of age, with Suriyawong seeing to the king's affairs in his stead. However in less than a month court nobles and officials found the king too young to oversee the affairs of state and removed him from the throne, thereby declaring Suriyawong take his place as reigning monarch as
King Prasat ThongKing Prasat Thong was the first king of Prasat Thong dynasty, the 4th dynasty of Ayutthaya kingdom. He was the Defense minister of King Songtham....
.