Devawongse Varodaya Explained

Devawongse Varodaya
Succession:Siamese Minister of Foreign Affairs
Reign-Type:In office
Reign:1 April 192429 June 1932
Predecessor:Prince Devawongse Varopakarn
Successor:Phraya Srivisaravaja (Tianliang Huntrakul)
Birth Date:11 August 1883
Father:Prince Devawongse Varopakarn
Mother:Mom Lamai Devakula na Ayudhya
Spouse-Type:Spouse
Spouse:Pian Devakula na Ayudhya (Bunnag)
Signature:Thewawong Warothai signature.svg

His Highness Prince Devawongse Varodaya, formerly known as Traidos Prabandh (11 September 18835 February 1943) was a former Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs and privy councillor.

Biography

He was born the son of Prince Devawongse Varopakarn and Mom Lamai Devakula na Ayudhya, and was born as HSH Prince Traidos Prabandh Devakula. He served as the Siamese Minister to Washington D.C.[1] between 1912 and 1913, then served as the Ambassador to Denmark between 1914 and 1921 while also concurrently acting as the Ambassador to Germany between 1913 and 1917. On 28 June 1919, he and Prince Jarunsakdi Kridakara were the Siamese representatives to Versailles at the end of the First World War. There, they signed the Treaty of Versailles on behalf of Siam.

During the reign of King Rama VI, he was elevated to His Highness (Phra Ong Chao) Prince Traidos Prabandh on 11 November 1922.[2] When his father the Prince Devawongse Varopakarn died, he took his place as the Minister of Foreign Affairs on 29 June 1923.[3] [4] He was further elevated to the rank of Kromma Muen on 8 November 1929 as the Prince Devawongse Varodaya with a sakdina of 11000 rai,[5] and was made a privy councillor on 21 October 1931[6]

He was removed from his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs following the Siamese Revolution of 1932. On 5 February 1943 he died at 59 years of age. He was granted a royal cremation at Wat Debsirin on 7 April 1943.[7]

Marriage

Prince Devawongse Varodaya married Pian Bunnag. They had 12 children:[8]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Eagle and the Elephant: Thai-American Relations since 1833. 2009. The Royal Thai Embassy. 5th.
  2. 1922-11-19. ประกาศเลื่อนกรมตั้งพระองค์เจ้าและตั้งเจ้าพระยา. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511090129/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2465/A/304.PDF. dead. May 11, 2021. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา. th. 39. ก. 313–317. 2018-08-28.
  3. 1923-07-01. พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ ตั้งผู้แทนเสนาบดีกระทรวงการต่างประเทศและเปลี่ยนตำแหน่งเสนาบดีกระทรวงมุรธาธร. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510185453/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2466/A/41.PDF. dead. May 10, 2021. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา. th. 40. ก. 41–42. 2018-08-28.
  4. 1924-04-01. พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ ตั้งผู้สำเร็จราชการกระทรวงทหารเรือและเสนาบดีกระทรวงการต่างประเทศ. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512060236/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2467/A/1.PDF. dead. May 12, 2021. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา. th. 41. ก. 1–2. 2018-08-28.
  5. 1929-11-10. พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ ตั้งกรม ตั้งพระองค์เจ้าและเจ้าพระยา. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002215025/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2472/A/174.PDF. dead. October 2, 2015. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา. th. 46. ก. 185–188. 2018-08-28.
  6. 1931-10-25. พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ ตั้งอภิรัฐมนตรี. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918104344/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2474/A/366.PDF. dead. September 18, 2020. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา. th. 48. ก. 366. 2018-08-28.
  7. พระอนุวงศ์ชั้นหม่อมเจ้าในพระราชวงศ์จักรี, หน้า 197
  8. Web site: ชมรมสายสกุลบุนนาค . 2021-05-10 . 2020-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200206061716/http://www.bunnag.in.th/prarajpannuang049.html . dead .

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