Chandrmondol
Princess Wisutkrasat
Born(1855-04-24)24 April 1855
Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam
Died14 May 1863(1863-05-14) (aged 8)
Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam
HouseChakri dynasty
FatherMongkut (Rama IV)
MotherDebsirindra
ReligionBuddhism

Chandrmondol Sobhon Bhagiawati,[1][2] the Princess Wisutkrasat (Thai: จันทรมณฑล โสภณภควดี; Thai pronunciation: [tɕān.tʰɔːn.mōn.tʰōn sǒː.pʰōn.pʰá(ʔ).kʰá(ʔ).wá(ʔ).diː]; RTGS: Chanthonmonthon Sophonphakhawadi; 24 April 1855 — 14 May 1863) also known as Princess Fa-ying or Somdetch Chow Fa-ying[3] (Thai: สมเด็จเจ้าฟ้าหญิง; RTGS: Somdet Chao Fa-ying "Royal highness Princess") was a Princess of Siam and daughter of King Mongkut and Queen Debsirindra.

Biography

Princess Chandrmondol was born at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, on 24 April 1855, the only daughter of King Mongkut and Queen Debsirindra. Chandrmondol had an elder brother, Prince Chulalongkorn and younger brother, Prince Chaturonrasmi and Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse.[4][5]

She was initially named Chandrmondol, and changed to Chandrmondol Sobhon Bhagiawati in 1862 by order of King Mongkut. her father called her "Nang Nu" (Thai: นางหนู; "the little daughter"),[6] and Palace officials affectionately called her "Fa-ying".[7]

Princess Chandrmondol was tutored in the English language and Western manners by Anna Leonowens.[8]

She died of cholera on May 14, 1863, and was buried in Sanam Luang in Bangkok. When Chulalongkorn was crowned in 1867, she was posthumously given the title the Princess Wisutkrasat (Thai: วิสุทธิกระษัตริย์ "the Lady of Purity") on 3 May 1884.[9]

Legacy

She was a "Princess Fâ-ying" a character in Anna and the King. Wisut Kasat Road was another name for Princess Chandrmondol.[10]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Leonowens, Anna Harriet. The English Governess at the Siamese Court: Being Recollections of Six Year in the Royal Palace at Bangkok. Bedford : Applewood Books, 2010, p. 211
  2. ^ Wichitwathakan, Wibun. Satri sayam nai adit [Feminine Siamese in the past]. Bangkok : Sangsan Books, 1999, p. 157 (in Thai)
  3. ^ Leonowens, Anna Harriet. The English Governess at the Siamese Court: Being Recollections of Six Year in the Royal Palace at Bangkok. Bedford : Applewood Books, 2010, p. 116
  4. ^ Phlainoi, Sombat. Phraborommarachini lae chaochommanda haeng ratchasamnaksayam [Queen and royal concubines of Siamese court]. Bangkok : Than Books, 2011, p. 82 (in Thai)
  5. ^ Kuea-trakun, Kanlaya. Phra-akkharamahesi phraborommarachini phrachayanari chaochommanda lae chaochom nai ratchakanthinueangthuengchet [Chief Consort, Queen, Princess Consort and Royal concubines of Rama I to Rama VII]. Bangkok : Gypsy, 2009, p. 107 (in Thai)
  6. ^ Wirasinchai, Sansani. Luk than lan thoe thi yu bueang lang khwam sam ret nai rat cha sam nak [The royal family members, who were be hide the success of court]. Bangkok : Matichon. 2012, p. 36 (in Thai)
  7. ^ Leonowens, Anna Harriet. The English Governess at the Siamese Court: Being Recollections of Six Year in the Royal Palace at Bangkok. Bedford : Applewood Books, 2010, p. 117
  8. ^ Wichitwathakan, Wibun. Satri sayam nai adit [Feminine Siamese in the past]. Bangkok : Sangsan Books, 1999, p. 152 (in Thai)
  9. ^ Office of Literature and History, Fine Arts Department (2011). Ratchasakunwong [Lineage of the King] (PDF) (in Thai). Bangkok: Office of Literature and History, Fine Arts Department. p. 55. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  10. ^ Khruea-ngam, Witsanu (20 May 2014). วิษณุ เครืองาม พาไปกินของอร่อยย่าน "วิสุทธิกษัตริย์" [Best food from Wisut Krasat road by Witsanu Khruea-ngam]. Matichon (in Thai). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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