Sunandha Kumariratana

Sunandha Kumariratana
Queen consort of Siam
Born (1860-11-10)10 November 1860
Bangkok, Siam
Died 31 May 1880(1880-05-31) (aged 19)
Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Siam
Spouse Chulalongkorn
Issue Kannabhorn Bejaratana
Full name
Sunandha Kumariratana
House Chakri Dynasty
Father Mongkut
Mother Piam Sucharitakul

Sunandha Kumariratana (Thai: สุนันทากุมารีรัตน์; rtgs: Sunantha Kumarirat, 10 November 1860 31 May 1880) was a queen consort of Siam. She was a daughter of Siamese King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Princess Consort Piam. She was the half-sister and first wife of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of Siam (now Thailand). The kings's other two wives were her full-sibling younger sisters, Queen Savang Vadhana and Queen Saovabha Bhongsi.

The queen and her daughter drowned when her royal boat capsized on the way to the Bang Pa-In Royal Palace (Summer Palace). The many witnesses to the accident did not dare to touch the queen, a capital offense—not even to save her life.[1]:5 The grief-stricken Chulalongkorn later erected a memorial to her and their unborn child at Bang Pa-In Palace.

Queen Consort of
the Chakri Dynasty
Amarindra
(Rama I)
Sri Suriyendra
(Rama II)
Debsirindra
(Rama IV)
Saovabha Phongsri
(Rama V)
Indrasakdi Sachi
(Rama VI)
Rambai Barni
(Rama VII)
Sirikit
(Rama IX)

References

  1. Andrew Marshall, The Queen and I, Weekend Australian, 12–13 March 2005
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