Piyamavadi
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Piyamavadi | |
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Princess Queen's Mother of Siam | |
Born | Bangkok, Siam | 5 March 1838
Died | 3 April 1904 Bangkok, Siam | (aged 66)
Spouse | Mongkut (Rama IV) |
Issue | Prince Unakan Ananta Norajaya Prince Devawongse Varopakarn Queen Sunandha Kumariratana Queen Savang Vadhana Queen Saovabha Phongsri Prince Svasti Sobhana |
House | Chakri Dynasty |
Father | Lord Asasamdaeng (Taeng Suchritakul) |
Mother | Dame Sucharitthamrong (Nag Sucharitakul) |
Princess Piyamavadi Sri Bajarindra Mata (Template:Lang-th; RTGS: Piyamawadi Siphatcharinthramata) or Chao Khun Chom Manda Piam (Template:Lang-th) née Piam Sucharitakul (Template:Lang-th; RTGS: Piam Sucharitakun) was one of the royal wives of King Mongkut and was of Thai-Chinese descent.
When her grandson, Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh (Rama VI) acceded to the throne to be King Vajiravudh, he promoted her as Princess Piyamavadi Sri Bajarindra Mata (meaning: Piam, Princess Mother of Queen Sri Bajarindra).
She had six children with King Mongkut:
- Prince Unakan Ananta Norajaya
- Prince Devan Uthayawongse (Later Prince Devavongse Varoprakarn)
- Princess Sunandha Kumariratana (Later Queen Sunandha Kumariratana)
- Princess Savang Vadhana (Later Queen Sri Savarindira, the Queen Grandmother)
- Princess Saovabha Bongsi (Later Queen Sri Bajarindra, the Queen Mother)
- Prince Svasti Sobhana (Later Prince Svastivatana Visishta)