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Chulalongkorn [a] (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1953), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, [b] was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1905 until his death in 1953 was characterised by the modernisation of Siam, governmental and social reforms, and territorial ...
Each room of the mansion has a distinctive color—light blue, green, pink, ivory, or peach—and each room shows belongings of King Rama V and other noblemen. The 72 room Vimanmek Palace was inaugurated on 27 March 1901. It was used as a royal palace by King Rama V for five years until the completion of Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall in 1906
House of Rama IV: Somanass 1852–1852: Sukhumala Marasri 1861–1927 Queen: Chulalongkorn (Rama V) 1853–1910 r. 1868–1910: Saovabha Phongsri 1864–1919 Queen: Sunandha Kumariratana 1860–1880 Queen: Sun 1895–1949: Gagananga Yukala Prince Bijit Prijakorn 1855–1909: House of Rama V: Paribatra Sukhumbandhu Prince of Nakhon Sawan 1881 ...
King Rama V informally called Prince Devan as his "right hand". During the reign of King Vajiravudh , Rama VI of Siam, who was the child of his maternal younger sister, Queen Sri Bajarindra, the Queen Mother , he was delegated to work as the Head of the King's administration ( Prime Minister ) and was awarded the title of Krom Phra Devawongse ...
In 1909, a group of soldiers got into an argument over a woman with a group of Vajiravudh's pages near the entrance to his palace. At the time, Vajiravudh was the crown prince and designated successor to King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). Six soldiers were arrested, and Vajiravudh petitioned Chulalongkorn to cane the soldiers.
King Rama V lived in the residence and died there in 1910. Both kings Vajiravudh (Rama VI) and Prajadhipok (Rama VII) spent time in this residence during their respective reigns. When King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) came back permanently from Switzerland in 1950, he decided to live in the Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall before his coronation ...
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.
Princess Srivilailak was the eldest daughter of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) the Great of Siam and Chao Chom Manda Pae Bunnag (later elevated into Lady (Chao Khun Phra) Prayuravongse), daughter of Lord (Chao Phraya) Suravongs Vaiyavadhana (son of Somdet Chao Phraya Borom Maha Si Suriyawongse). She had two younger sisters;