Lalit Rajeshwori Rajya Lakshmi Devi (1854–1917) was the Crown Princess of
Prince Trailokya of Nepal. She was the mother of
Prithvi of Nepal
Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज पृथ्वी वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (18 August 1875 – 11 December 1911) was King of Nepal from 1881 until 1911. Among the mos ...
,
King of Nepal
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.
Biography
Lalit was the second daughter of Commanding-General Sir
Jang Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji
Maharaja Jung Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji, (born Bir Narsingh Kunwar ( ne, वीर नरसिंह कुँवर), 18 June 1817; popularly known as Jung Bahadur Rana (JBR, ne, जङ्गबहादुर राणा)) () belonging to the ...
, Maharaja of
Lambjang and
Kaski,
GCB,
GCSI
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# Knight Grand Commander (:Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India, GCSI)
# ...
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Prime Minister
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and
Colonel-in-chief of Nepal, by his wife,
Hiranya Garbha Kumari Devi, youngest daughter of ''Sri Chautaria'' Prana Shah.
She married to
Trailokya, Crown Prince of Nepal in
Thapathali Durbar
Thapathali Durbar ( ne, थापाथली दरवार) was a palace complex in Kathmandu, the capital of the Nepal. Thapathali means abode of the Thapas. It was initially built by Nain Singh Thapa of the Thapa dynasty but was later occupi ...
, Kathmandu, on 10 June 1860, in a double ceremony with her sister, Somgarva Divyeshwari Rajya Lakshmi Devi (second and third wives of Trailokya; the first wife was their other sister, Tara Rajya Lakshmi Devi).
She was Regent for her son since 17 May 1881 until 8 August 1893
She was named ''Tower Sri Panch''.
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1917 deaths
1854 births
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19th-century Nepalese nobility
Children of prime ministers of Nepal
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