Queen Divyeshwari of Nepal explained

Queen Divyeshwari of Nepal should not be confused with Lekha Divyeshwari Devi.

Divyeshwari
Consort:yes
Full Name:Divyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah
Succession:Queen consort of Nepal
Reign:April 1886 – 11 December 1911
Spouse:Prithvi of Nepal
Issue:Prince Tribhuvan
Princess Suman
House:Shah dynasty (by marriage)
Birth Place:Kangra, India
Birth Date:1875
Death Date:1933 (aged 57–58)
Death Place:Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal
Religion:Hindu

Divyeshwari (Nepali: दिव्येश्वरी राज्य लक्ष्मीदेवी शाह; 1875 - 1933) was the Queen Consort of Nepal from her marriage in 1886 to her husband's death in 1911. She was the second wife of King Prithvi of Nepal. Queen Divyeshwari was the mother of King Tribhuvan of Nepal.[1] [2]

Other anglicized names include Divyeshwari Lakshmi Devi Shah, Lakshmi Divyeshwari, and Queen Laxmi Divyeshwari.

Queen Divyeshwari was originally a Rajput princess from Kangra, Punjab. She was married to King Prithvi in 1886 at the Narayanhity Royal Palace. She was a queen consort until 1911, when her husband died. Her son, Crown Prince Tribhuvan, then ascended the throne. Also she had a daughter, Princess Suman Rajya Lakshmi Devi (1908-1968).

Queen Divyeshwari died in 1933 at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prithvi Bir Bikram with his wife (mother of King Tribhuvan) . 2023-03-09 . Endangered Archives Programme . en.
  2. Shrestha . Ananda . 1 January 1993 . Book Review - Nepal Under the Ranas . Contributions to Nepalese Studies . 20 . 1 . 147.