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Queen Saovabha was a half-sister and queen of King Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn

Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramintramaha Chulalongkorn, Phra Chulachomklao Chaoyuhua was the fifth monarch of the Chakri dynasty. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Buddhachao Luang ....
 (Rama V) of Thailand, and mother of both King Vajiravudh
Vajiravudh

Vajiravudh was King of Siam from 1910 until his death. Vajiravudh is known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism. His reign was characterized by Siam's movement further towards democracy and minimal participation in World War I....
 (Rama VI) and King Prajadhipok
Prajadhipok

Prajadhipok was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of Siam.Prajadhipok's reign was the shortest in the history of the Chakri Dynasty....
 (Rama VII). As in accordance with Thai royal tradition, King Vajiravudh later bestowed on his mother the tile of "Queen Mother Si Patcharindra" (.

abha was born as a Princess of Siam by King Mongkut
Mongkut

Phrabat Somdet Phra Pormen Maha Mongkut, Phra Chom Klao Chaoyouhua, or Rama IV was the fourth king of Siam 1851-1868) of the Chakri dynasty and one of the most revered monarchs of Siam....
 (or Rama IV) and Princess Consort Piam
Piam

Princess Consort Piam or Chao Chom Manda Piam . She was one of the royal wives of King Mongkut. When her grandson, Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh acceded to the throne to be King Vajiravudh, he promoted the Princess Consort to be Somdej Phra Piyamawadi Sri Patcharin Mata ....
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Queen Saovabha was a half-sister and queen of King Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn

Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramintramaha Chulalongkorn, Phra Chulachomklao Chaoyuhua was the fifth monarch of the Chakri dynasty. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Buddhachao Luang ....
 (Rama V) of Thailand, and mother of both King Vajiravudh
Vajiravudh

Vajiravudh was King of Siam from 1910 until his death. Vajiravudh is known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism. His reign was characterized by Siam's movement further towards democracy and minimal participation in World War I....
 (Rama VI) and King Prajadhipok
Prajadhipok

Prajadhipok was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of Siam.Prajadhipok's reign was the shortest in the history of the Chakri Dynasty....
 (Rama VII). As in accordance with Thai royal tradition, King Vajiravudh later bestowed on his mother the tile of "Queen Mother Si Patcharindra" (.

Life

Saovabha was born as a Princess of Siam by King Mongkut
Mongkut

Phrabat Somdet Phra Pormen Maha Mongkut, Phra Chom Klao Chaoyouhua, or Rama IV was the fourth king of Siam 1851-1868) of the Chakri dynasty and one of the most revered monarchs of Siam....
 (or Rama IV) and Princess Consort Piam
Piam

Princess Consort Piam or Chao Chom Manda Piam . She was one of the royal wives of King Mongkut. When her grandson, Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh acceded to the throne to be King Vajiravudh, he promoted the Princess Consort to be Somdej Phra Piyamawadi Sri Patcharin Mata ....
. She was the youngest sister of the future Queen Sunandha
Sunandha

Queen Sunandha Kumariratana was a daughter of King Mongkut and Princess Consort Piam. Her given name is Princess Sunandha Kumariratana . She was a half-sister and the first queen consort and one of four queens of King Chulalongkorn , two of which were her full-sibling younger sisters, Queen Savang Vadhana and Queen Saovabha Bhongsi....
 Kumariratana and Queen Savang Vadhana
Savang Vadhana

Queen Consort Savang Vadhana of Siam was a consort of Chulalongkorn . Her full name and Thai royal and noble titles was Somdech Phra Sri Savarindira Boromma Raja Devi - thus she was not the Rajini , but just was a higher consort....
. Saovabha became the consort of her half brother King Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn

Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramintramaha Chulalongkorn, Phra Chulachomklao Chaoyuhua was the fifth monarch of the Chakri dynasty. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Buddhachao Luang ....
 sometime in 1878. She gave him 9 children, 5 would survive to adulthood (one died in infancy), two would eventually become King of Siam.

In 1897, Queen Saovabha became the first female Regent of Siam
Chakri Dynasty

The Chakri Dynasty }} is the current Dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Head of the house is the King of Thailand. The Dynasty has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Ratthanakosin era and the city of Bangkok in 1782 following the end of King Taksin of Thonburi's reign, when the capital of Siam shifted to Bangkok....
, when her husband went on a tour of Europe. When he returned he bestowed upon her the title of Somdet Phra Nang Chao Saovabha Bongsi Praborommarachininat (roughly equivalent to H.M. the Queen Regent). During her time as queen she took many interests especially in the issues concerning women. In 1904 she established the first school for girls in Siam; the "Rajini School" or Queen's School in Bangkok.

She died in 1919 at the age of 57, She was given a grand Royal Funeral, attended by all members of the Siamese Royal Family, the ceremony was presided by her son King Vajiravudh. She plays a prominent posthumous role in the 1924 Palace Law of Succession
1924 Palace Law of Succession

The 1924 Palace Law of Succession governs succession to the King of Thailand of the Thailand, under the ruling House of Chakri. Established during the reign of King Vajiravudh, it attempted to systematically resolve previous succession controversies....
, in which her son King Vajiravudh stipulated that her children would take precedent among all others over the line of succession. This guaranteed the accession of her youngest son Prince Prajadhipok to the throne in 1925, despite there being more senior and learned sons of Chulalongkorn. The Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute
Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute

File:Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute main building.jpgQueen Saovabha Memorial Institute in Bangkok, Thailand, is a famous institute that specialises in the husbandry of poisonous snakes, the extraction and research of snake venom....
 was named after her.

Children



She had 9 children with King Chulalongkorn:

  1. Princess Bahurat Manimaya (1878-1887)
  2. Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh
    Vajiravudh

    Vajiravudh was King of Siam from 1910 until his death. Vajiravudh is known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism. His reign was characterized by Siam's movement further towards democracy and minimal participation in World War I....
    , (later King Vajiravudh
    Vajiravudh

    Vajiravudh was King of Siam from 1910 until his death. Vajiravudh is known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism. His reign was characterized by Siam's movement further towards democracy and minimal participation in World War I....
    ) (1880-1925)
  3. Prince Tribeth Rutdhamrong ( (1881-1887)
  4. Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath
    Chakrabongse Bhuvanath

    Field Marshal Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath, the Prince of Phitsanulok, , was the fortieth child of King Chulalongkorn and the fourth child of Queen Saovabha....
    , Prince of Phitsanulok
    Phitsanulok

    Phitsanulok is an important and historic city in lower northern Thailand and is the capital of Phitsanulok Province, which stretches all the way to the Laotian border....
      (1882-1920)
  5. Prince Siriraj Kakudhabhandu (1885-1887)
  6. Princess (unnamed) (1884)
  7. Prince Asdang Dejavudh, Prince of Nakhon Ratchasima
    Nakhon Ratchasima

    Nakhon Ratchasima is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima....
      (1889-1924)
  8. Prince Chudadhut Dharadilok
    Chudadhut Dharadilok

    Prince Chudadhut Dharadilok, Prince of Phetchabun province , was a son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha of Thailand. He was one of the most senior Thai princes during the rule of his full brother, King Vajiravudh....
    , Prince of Phetchabun
    Phetchabun

    Phetchabun is a town in Thailand, capital of the Phetchabun Province. It covers the tambon Nai Mueang of the Amphoe Mueang Phetchabun, along the Pa Sak River....
      (1892-1923)
  9. Prince Prajadhipok
    Prajadhipok

    Prajadhipok was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of Siam.Prajadhipok's reign was the shortest in the history of the Chakri Dynasty....
     Sakdidej    , Prince of Sukhothai
    Sukhothai

    Sukhothai may mean:* Sukhothai , the historic city* Sukhothai historical park* Sukhothai Kingdom, the historic Thai kingdom* Sukhothai Province...
    , (later King Prajadhipok
    Prajadhipok

    Prajadhipok was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of Siam.Prajadhipok's reign was the shortest in the history of the Chakri Dynasty....
    ) (1893-1941)
Vajiravudh and Saovabha

See also

  • 1924 Palace Law of Succession
    1924 Palace Law of Succession

    The 1924 Palace Law of Succession governs succession to the King of Thailand of the Thailand, under the ruling House of Chakri. Established during the reign of King Vajiravudh, it attempted to systematically resolve previous succession controversies....
  • Savang Vadhana
    Savang Vadhana

    Queen Consort Savang Vadhana of Siam was a consort of Chulalongkorn . Her full name and Thai royal and noble titles was Somdech Phra Sri Savarindira Boromma Raja Devi - thus she was not the Rajini , but just was a higher consort....
  • Chulalongkorn
    Chulalongkorn

    Phrabat Somdet Phra Poramintramaha Chulalongkorn, Phra Chulachomklao Chaoyuhua was the fifth monarch of the Chakri dynasty. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Buddhachao Luang ....
  • Vajiravudh
    Vajiravudh

    Vajiravudh was King of Siam from 1910 until his death. Vajiravudh is known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism. His reign was characterized by Siam's movement further towards democracy and minimal participation in World War I....
  • Prajadhipok
    Prajadhipok

    Prajadhipok was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of Siam.Prajadhipok's reign was the shortest in the history of the Chakri Dynasty....


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