Thanyavong Savang | |
Full Name: | Thanyavong Savang |
Spouse: | Princess Malika Khammao |
Issue: | Prince Kiranvong Savang Prince Anouratha Varman Savang Princess Manisophana Savang Princess Sawee Nahlee Savang Princess Manilama Savang |
Royal House: | Khun Lo Dynasty |
Father: | Vong Savang |
Mother: | Mahneelai |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1964 |
Birth Place: | Luang Phrabang, Laos |
Thanyavong Savang (Lao: ເຈົ້າທັນວົງ ສະຫວ່າງ, born 17 April 1964) is a surviving member of the now deposed royal family of the Kingdom of Laos. He was born at the Royal Palace, Luang Prabang, Laos. His father is Crown Prince Vong Savang[1] and his mother is Princess Mahneelai.
In 1981, he escaped from Luang Phabang to Vientiane, and then to Thailand with his older brother, Crown Prince Soulivong Savang. They arrived in France as political refugees.
He is currently exiled and living in Florida, USA, and is active in Lao communities abroad to help preserve and promote Lao culture.