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Prajadhipok
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Prajadhipok, also known as Rama VII (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh monarch of the Chakri dynasty and the last king of Siam under the absolute monarchy. He ascended the throne in 1925 and reigned until his abdication in 1935 during his self-imposed exile following his fallout with the new democratic government after the 1932 Siamese Revolution, which brought an end to the country’s absolute monarchy.
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Prajadhipok (1893–1941) was a Thai sovereign, monarch, politician, and musician belonging to the Chakri dynasty. Born at the Grand Palace, he was the son of Chulalongkorn and Saovabha Phongsri. He received education at Eton College, the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Prajadhipok practiced Theravāda Buddhism and was married to Rambai Barni. His siblings included Vajiravudh, Chakrabongse Bhuvanadh, Chudadhuj Dharadilok, and Purachatra Jayakara.
He received several honors, including the Royal Order of the Seraphim, the Order of the Royal House of Chakri, the Order of the Nine Gems, and the Order of Chula Chom Klao. Prajadhipok is listed as the author of works such as *Phrarātchahatthalēkhā* and *Khlōng lilit suphāp tamrap phrabō̜rommarāchāphisēk sapdamarāt mahā Čhakkrīwong mư̄a Phutthasok 2468*. He died of natural causes due to heart failure in Surrey.
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Key facts
- Royalty.title
- King Rama VII
- Royalty.image
- King Prajadhipok portrait photograph.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Formal portrait,
- Royalty.succession
- King of Siam
- Royalty.reign
- 26 November 1925 –
- Royalty.coronation
- 25 February 1926
- Royalty.cor type
- Coronation
- Royalty.predecessor
- Vajiravudh (Rama VI)
- Royalty.successor
- Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII)
- Royalty.reg type
- Regent
- Royalty.succession1
- Regent of Siam
- Royalty.reign1
- 1925 –
- Royalty.reign type1
- Regency
- Royalty.coronation1
- Vajiravudh (Rama VI)
- Royalty.cor type1
- Monarch
- Royalty.birth_place
- Bangkok, Siam
- Royalty.death_place
- Surrey, England
- Royalty.burial_date
- 3 June 1941
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Named after
- Chulalongkorn
- Official name
- สมเด็จพระบรมราชปิตุลา เจ้าฟ้าประชาธิปกศักดิเดชน์ กรมหลวงสุโขทัยธรรมราชา สมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวรัชกาลที่ ๗
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Thailand
- Place of birth
- Grand Palace
- Place of death
- Surrey
- Spouse
- Rambai Barni
- Father
- Chulalongkorn
- Mother
- Saovabha Phongsri
- Sibling
- Bahurada Manimaya
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Languages spoken
- Thai
- Native language
- Thai
- Religion
- Theravāda
- Family
- Chakri dynasty
- Noble title
- king
- Military branch
- Royal Thai Air Force
- Military rank
- admiral of the fleet
- Image
- King Prajadhipok portrait photograph.jpg
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- Commons category
- Prajadhipok
- date of birth
- 1893-11-08
- date of death
- 1941-05-30
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- heart failure
- Commons Creator page
- Prajadhipok
- name in native language
- ประชาธิปก
- birth name
- ประชาธิปกศักดิเดชน์ ชเนศรมหาราชาธิราช จุฬาลงกรณนารถวโรรส อุดมยศอุกฤษฐศักดิ์ อุภัยปักษนาวิล อสัมภินชาติพิสุทธ์ มหามงกุฎราชพงษบริพรรต บรมขัตติยมหารชดาภิสิญจนพรรโษทัย มงคลสมัยสมากร สถาวรวรัจฉริยคุณ อดุลยราชกุมาร
- nickname
- เอียดน้อย
- honorific prefix
- Royal Highness
- ethnic group
- Thai people
- social classification
- royalty
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Last absolute monarch
- Revolution of 1932
- First constitutional monarch
- Trip to Europe
- Abdication
- Life after abdication and death
- Legacy
- Tributes to Prajadhipok
- Infrastructure
- Military ranks
- National honours
- Foreign honours
- Honorary degrees
- Ancestry
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Prajadhipok, also known as Rama VII (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh monarch of the Chakri dynasty and the last king of Siam under the absolute monarchy. He ascended the throne in 1925 and reigned until his abdication in 1935 during his self-imposed exile following his fallout with the new democratic government after the 1932 Siamese Revolution, which brought an end to the country’s absolute monarchy.
Born during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Prajadhipok was the youngest son of Chulalongkorn and Queen Saovabha Phongsri. He succeeded his brother, King Vajiravudh, and pursued significant reforms, including establishing the Privy Council, modernizing financial and public-utility regulations, advancing municipal administration, founding the National Library, expanding university education, establishing the Royal Institute, and commissioning the complete Thai-script edition of the Tripitaka. However, his rule was also marked by weak political leadership and turbulent economy due to the Great Depression, leading to the revolution in 1932. After a failed royalist reactionary revolt in 1933, he went into a self-imposed exile in Britain and later abdicated.
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