Paribatra Sukhumbandhu บริพัตรสุขุมพันธุ์ | |
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Prince of Siam Prince of Nakorn Sawan | |
Preceded by | Yaem na Nakorn |
Succeeded by | Boworadet |
Preceded by | himself as the commander |
Succeeded by | Bhanurangsi Savangwongse as the director-general |
Preceded by | Bhanurangsi Savangwongse |
Succeeded by | himself as the minister |
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Born | Bangkok, Siam | June 29, 1881
Died | January 18, 1944 Bandung, Dutch East Indies | (aged 62)
Spouse(s) | * Princess Prasongsom Jayanta
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Marshal-Admiral Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan (rtgs: Boriphat Sukhumphan; Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ เจ้าฟ้าบริพัตรสุขุมพันธุ์ กรมพระนครสวรรค์วรพินิต) (1881–1944), was a highly influential Thai military officer and government minister in the early 20th century during the last years of the absolute monarchy. He served as Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Army, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy, Naval Minister, Army Minister, Defense Minister, Interior Minister, and as a Privy Counsellor to both King Vajiravudh and King Prajadhipok.
Biography[]
Prince Paribatra was the 33rd child (and 13th son) of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) by Queen Sukhumala Marasri. He joined his father for a journey to Europe in 1897, following which he entered the Prussian Cadet Corps to study at the Prussian Military academy at Groß-Lichterfelde.
Following his return to Siam, his half brother King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) appointed him Commander of the Royal Thai Navy, Minister of Marine and Minister of the Army.
After the 1932 coup that ended the absolute monarchy in Siam, he was exiled from the kingdom to Bandung, Indonesia, which was then under the Dutch administration. He died in 1944 while in exile, in Japanese-controlled Indonesia. His remains were repatriated by a Royal commission ( a member of which was Prince Arjuna Suasti) in 1948.
A half-brother to two Thai kings, Prince Paribatra fathered eight children by his royal wife, Mom Chao (HSH Princess) Prasongsom Paribatra (Chaiyan). Two were sons, but only one, Chumbhotbongs Paribatra, lived to adulthood. Prince Paribatra also had a son with a commoner wife, Mom Somphan Paribatra na Ayudhaya (Palakawong), Prince Sukhumabhinanda - father of Mom Ratchawong Sukhumbhand Paribatra, the former governor of Bangkok.
References[]
- Paul M. Handley, "The King Never Smiles" Yale University Press: 2006, ISBN 0-300-10682-3
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~royalty/thailand/i535.htm
See also[]
- History of Thailand (1768-1932)
- Siamese coup d'état of 1932
- Supreme Council of State of Siam
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