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Jigme Singye Wangchuck was born in Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu, Bhutan, on 11 November 1955 [12] to Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck. [13] The political officer of India stationed in Sikkim , along with a representative of the Sikkimese government came to offer felicitations to the royal parents.
On July 21, 1972, the Third King of Bhutan passed away, and at the age of 16, Crown Prince Jigme Singye Wangchuck, ascended the throne, becoming the world's youngest monarch at the time. [5] Just three days after his father's passing, the Crown Prince assumed leadership of the government and the nation. [ 6 ]
Son of Jigme: Wangchuck: Jigme Singye. 4th Druk Gyalpo; ... () 11 November 1955 (age 69) 21 July 1972: 9 December 2006 (abdicated) Son of Jigme Dorji: Wangchuck:
King Jigme Khesar was the youngest reigning monarch in the world, being 26 years old when he ascended the throne on 9 December 2006 after his father, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, abdicated the throne in his favour. [2] He was 28 years old when he was crowned on 6 November 2008. [5]
Jigme Wangchuck ascended to the throne in 1926, after the death of Ugyen Wangchuck; he received his formal coronation in Punakha on March 14, 1927. [1] He primarily focused his energies on internal construction and infrastructure projects: for instance, Jigme oversaw the renovation of dzongs and monasteries in eastern Bhutan, [ 5 ] and founded ...
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck [a] (born 21 February 1980) is the King of Bhutan. His reign began in 2006 after his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne. A public coronation ceremony was held on 6 November 2008, a year that marked 100 years of monarchy in Bhutan .
Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck (Dzongkha: རྡོ་རྗེ་དབང་མོ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: Rdo-rje Dbang-mo Dbang-phyug; born 10 June 1955) is the Queen Mother (Gyalyum Kude) of Bhutan, and first wife of former king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who is married to four sisters all of whom were entitled to be called queen.
Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck (Dzongkha: ཁམས་གསུམ་སེང་གེ་དབང་ཕྱུག, Wylie: khams-gsum seng-ge dbang-phyug, born 6 October 1985) is a prince of Bhutan. He is the son of the fourth King of Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck.