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Vajiralongkorn [c] (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama X.. The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit, he was made crown prince by his father in 1972, at the age of 20.
Prince Dipangkorn is the heir presumptive to his father and first in line to the throne as the only officially recognised son of King Vajiralongkorn. [6] However, because of Vajiralongkorn's December 2014 divorce from Srirasmi Suwadee , Dipangkorn's position in the line of succession is uncertain.
The current concept of Thai kingship evolved through 800 years of absolute rule. The first king of a unified Thailand was the founder of the Sukhothai Kingdom, King Si Inthrathit, in 1238. [3] The idea of this early kingship is said to be based on two concepts derived from Hinduism and Theravada Buddhist beliefs.
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun will be officially crowned as the 10th king of the Chakri dynasty on May 4, after taking the throne following the death of his father ...
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and 35 cabinet ministers in Bangkok on Friday, ushering in a new government in Southeast Asia's second largest ...
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a scion of Thailand’s most famed and divisive political dynasty, won the endorsement of the king on Sunday to officially become the country’s new prime minister.
The succession of Thai monarchs began with Si Inthrathit at the establishment of the first Thai kingdom in 1238. With brief interruptions, 55 monarchs have ruled over four successive kingdoms, the current monarch being Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) of the Chakri dynasty .
Crown Prince 1878–1895: Mahidol Adulyadej Prince of Songkla 1892–1929 Prince Father: Sangwan Talapat 1900–1995 Princess Mother: Kitiyakara Voralaksana Prince of Chanthaburi I 1874–1931: Absara Samarn Devakula 1877–1939: Chakrabongse Bhuvanath Prince of Phitsanulok 1883–1920 Hereditary Prince: Asdang Dejavudh Prince of Nakhon ...