Vajirunhis

Crown Prince of Siam
วชิรุณหิศCrown Prince of SiamCrown Prince of SiamTenure14 January 1887 - 4 January 1895AppointerChulalongkorn (Rama V)PredecessorPosition established (Wichaichan as Vice King)SuccessorVajiravudh (later Rama VI)
Born(1878-06-27)27 June 1878
Grand Palace, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, SiamDied4 January 1895(1895-01-04) (aged 16)
Bangkok, SiamHouseChakri dynastyFatherChulalongkorn (Rama V)MotherSavang VadhanaSignature

Maha Vajirunhis, Crown Prince of Siam (Thai: มหาวชิรุณหิศ; RTGSMaha Wachirunnahit; 27 June 1878 – 4 January 1895) was the first Crown Prince of the Chakri dynasty. He was the first son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana together, who were half-siblings.

The King built a palace for the Prince, nicknamed Windsor Palace. The European-style palace was demolished after his death. The site is now occupied by the National Stadium of Thailand.

Heir apparent

Maha Vajirunhis with his father, King Chulalongkorn, in court dress at the Grand Palace, 1890

In 1886, after the death of the last Vice King Bovorn Vichaichan, King Chulalongkorn chose not to appoint one of his brothers as a new Vice King, but instead appointed his eldest son as the Crown Prince of Siam. On 14 January 1886, he was officially introduced to his position with the title of Sayam Makutrajakuman, or Crown Prince of Siam. From this appointment Sir Ernest Mason Satow, the British ambassador to Thailand, brought a telegraph of congratulations from Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.[1]

Private interests

Prince Vajirunhis was interested in the liberal arts, writing daily in a diary he was given by his father at the age of five. He wrote many poems. One, written for his father on 25 October 1888, is below:

   

Love who as love is

   Father
Love doesn't want to ever estrange    Even a little
Love what else cannot be    Equal to him
Much love cannot be away from    Father someday

Death

He died unexpectedly of typhoid fever at age 16, long before he could reach the throne. King Chulalongkorn's second son, Prince Vajiravudh, was then named crown prince, and succeeded him as Rama VI in 1910.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Vajirunhis
8. (=12.) King Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, Rama II of Rattanakosin
4. (=6.) King Mongkut, Rama IV of Siam
9. (=13.) Princess Bunrot of Rattanakosin
2. King Chulalongkorn, Rama V of Siam
10. Prince Siriwongse, Prince Matyabidhak
5. Princess Ramphoei Sirivongse
11. Noi
1. Crown Prince Maha Vajirunhis of Siam
12. (=8.) King Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, Rama II of Rattanakosin
6. (=4.) King Mongkut, Rama IV of Siam
13. (=9.) Princess Bunrot of Rattanakosin
3. Princess Savang Vadhana of Siam
14. Taeng Sucharitakul, Luang Asasamdaeng
7. Piam Sucharitakul
15. Nak, Thao Sucharitthamrong

References

  1. ^ "When Siam got her First Crown Prince".

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