Phannarai ( th, พรรณราย; May 9, 1838 – June 22, 1914), formerly Princess Chae Siriwong (แฉ่ ศิริวงศ์), was one of the consorts of

Mongkut Mongkut ( th, มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai was ''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathibod ...

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, fourth

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of the

Chakri dynasty The Chakri dynasty ( th, ราชวงศ์ จักรี, , , ) is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand, the head of the house is the king, who is head of state. The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the ...

. Princess Chae Siriwongse was a daughter of Prince Siriwong, the Prince Mattayaphithak (a son of

Nangklao Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam u ...

) and Lady Kim. Princess Chae and her sister, Princess Ramphoei Siriwong, became the consorts of King Mongkut in 1851 (Princess Ramphoei later became Queen

Debsirindra Queen Debsirindra of Siam ( th, เทพศิรินทรา, , ), formerly Queen Ramphoei Phamaraphirom ( th, รำเพยภมราภิรมย์), born Princess Ramphoei Siriwong ( th, รำเพย ศิริวงศ์; 17 ...

). When her sister died in 1861, she assumed the position as the senior consort of Mongkut. Although she was not elevated to the rank of queen, she ruled over the court ladies and her position as a queen was observed during various banquets for foreign emissaries. The character of Lady Thiang in ''The King and I'' is loosely based on her.

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came to the royal court in 1862 and left in 1867, a period of six years in which she was in charge of Lady Phannarai's children and the other children of King Mongkut.Review of the masked
accessed 12-16-2015 With Mongkut, Princess Phannarai bore: * Princess

Kannikakaew Princess Kannikakaew, the Princess Khattiyakanlaya ( th, กรรณิกาแก้ว; ; 10 December 1855 – 13 May 1882) was the Princess of Siam (later Thailand. She was a member of Siamese royal family and is a daughter of King Mongkut a ...

, ''Krom Khun'' Khattiyakanlaya (1855–1882) * Prince Chitchareon, ''Krom Phraya''

Narisara Nuwattiwong Prince Chitcharoen, the Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong ( th, นริศรานุวัดติวงศ์ ; 28 April 1863 – 10 March 1947), Prince Naris for short, né Chitcharoen (), was a member of the royal family of Siam (now Thailand), ...

(1863–1947) As she was the aunt of

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...

(Rama V) (Queen Debsirindra's son), ''Mom Chao'' Chae was elevated to ''Phra Ong Chao'' Phannarai in 1900. She died in 1914.

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