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Crown Prince of Siam
  • Vajirunhis
  • วชิรุณหิศ
Crown Prince of Siam
Crown Prince of Siam
Tenure14 January 1887 – 4 January 1895
AppointerChulalongkorn (Rama V)
PredecessorPosition established (Wichaichan as Vice King)
SuccessorVajiravudh (later Rama VI)
Born(1878-06-27)27 June 1878
Bangkok, Siam
Died4 January 1895(1895-01-04) (aged 16)
Bangkok, Siam
HouseChakri dynasty
FatherChulalongkorn (Rama V)
MotherSavang Vadhana
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
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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,/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.

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.

Titles and Styles

  • His Royal Highness Prince Maha Vajirunhis, The King's Son
    • 27 June 1878 - 13 January 1886 : Somdet Phra Chao Luk Ya Thoe Chao Fa Maha Vajirunhis
  • His Royal Highness Prince Maha Vajirunhis, Crown Prince of Siam
    • 14 January 1886 - 4 January 1895 : Somdet Phra Borom Orshadhiraj Chao Fa Maha Vajirunhis Sayam Makutrajkuman
    • 23 October 1910 : Somdet Phra Borom Chetthadhiraj Chao Fa Maha Vajirunhis Sayam Makutrajkuman
  • His Royal Highness Prince Maha Vajirunhis
    • 10 July 1935 : Somdet Phra Borom Rajpitulathibodi Chao Fa Maha Vajirunhis

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

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Vajirunhis
Born: 27 June 1878 Died: 4 January 1894
Thai royalty
New title Crown Prince of Siam
1886–1895
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