Chandrmondol Explained

Chandrmondol
Princess Wisutkrasat
House:Chakri dynasty
Mother:Debsirindra
Birth Date:24 April 1855
Birth Place:Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam
Death Place:Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam
Religion:Buddhism

Chandrmondol Sobhon Bhagiawati,[1] [2] the Princess Wisutkrasat (Thai: จันทรมณฑล โสภณภควดี; in Thai pronounced as /tɕān.tʰɔːn.mōn.tʰōn sǒː.pʰōn.pʰá(ʔ).kʰá(ʔ).wá(ʔ).diː/; ; 24 April 1855 — 14 May 1863) also known as Princess Fa-ying or Somdetch Chow Fa-ying[3] (Thai: สมเด็จเจ้าฟ้าหญิง; "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]

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Notes and References

  1. [Anna Leonowens|Leonowens, Anna Harriet]
  2. Wichitwathakan, Wibun. Satri sayam nai adit [Feminine Siamese in the past]. Bangkok : Sangsan Books, 1999, p. 157
  3. [Anna Leonowens|Leonowens, Anna Harriet]
  4. Phlainoi, Sombat. Phraborommarachini lae chaochommanda haeng ratchasamnaksayam [Queen and royal concubines of Siamese court]. Bangkok : Than Books, 2011, p. 82
  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
  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
  7. [Anna Leonowens|Leonowens, Anna Harriet]
  8. Wichitwathakan, Wibun. Satri sayam nai adit [Feminine Siamese in the past]. Bangkok : Sangsan Books, 1999, p. 152
  9. Book: Office of Literature and History, Fine Arts Department . Ratchasakunwong [Lineage of the King] ]. Office of Literature and History, Fine Arts Department . Bangkok . 2011 . 55 . th . 2017-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202055641/http://bcnnon.ac.th/webnon/Load/2013/01/king22.pdf . 2017-02-02 . dead .
  10. Web site: http://www.matichon.co.th/news_detail.php?newsid=1343477537 . th:วิษณุ เครืองาม พาไปกินของอร่อยย่าน "วิสุทธิกษัตริย์" [Best food from Wisut Krasat road by Witsanu Khruea-ngam] . Khruea-ngam, Witsanu . 20 May 2014 . Matichon . th . 4 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034224/http://www.matichon.co.th/news_detail.php?newsid=1343477537 . 4 March 2016 . dead .