Hteiktin Ma Lat
HRH Princess Hteiktin Ma Lat | |
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| ထိပ်တင်မလတ် | |
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| Born | 13 October 1894 |
| Died | 1965 (aged 70–71) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Other names | Bellamy |
| Known for | Royal pincess of Burma granddaughter of Prince Kanaung Mintha |
| Spouse |
Herbert Bellamy
(m. 1878; died 1957) |
| Children | Yadana Nat-Mei |
| Parent(s) | Limbin Mintha Kin Me (Yenatha Khin Khin Gyi) |
| Relatives |
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HRH Princess Hteiktin Ma Lat, also Tin Tin Ma Lat (Burmese: ထိပ်တင်မလတ်; 13 October 1894 – 1965) is a Princess of Burma and one of the senior member of the Royal House of Konbaung.[1][2]
Biography
Hteiktin Ma Lat was born on 13 October 1894 in Calcutta, British India. She was the second daughter of Limbin Mintha, a prince of the Konbaung dynasty and Kin Me (Yenatha Khin Khin Gyi), the princess of Limbin. She was the great-granddaughter of King Tharrawaddy and granddaughter of Prince Kanaung. She studied at Girl’s High School in Allahabad, India.
Engaged
Ma Lat was engaged to Himalayan Prince Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal of Sikkim. In 1912, Prince chose to marry Princess Ma Lat and set the wedding for 24th January 1915 in Rangoon. But unfortunately, Prince Sidkeong has passed away, died of heart failure on 5 December 1914, aged 35, in most suspicious circumstances.[3]
Married
In 19 October 1921, she was married to Herbert Bellamy, an horse breeder and bookmaker of Bombay, Calcutta, Batavia and Singapore, also manager at Maymyo Horse racing Racecourse, and orchid collector.[1] She gave birth to their only daughter Yadana Nat-Mei, born in 1932.[4]
She met the German crown prince Wilhelm II, who thought her the most striking woman he encountered on his Asian tour.[5]
Gallery
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yong Hteiktin Ma Lat -
Hteiktin Ma Gyi, Yadana Nat-Mei and Hteiktin Ma Lat -
Hteiktin Ma Lat and her child Yadana Nat-Mei
References
- ^ a b "The Konbaung Dynasty (part 13)". Royal Ark.
- ^ "Burma Royal PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY". BURMA (Kingdom).
- ^ "A Royal Proposal of Marriage". Endangered archives blog. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Dr Ko Ko Gyi: Burma Royal June Rose
- ^ "Trials in Burma Google Book". Maurice Collis.