Yugala Dighambara, Prince of
Lopburi
Lopburi ( th, ลพบุรี, , ) is the capital city of Lopburi Province in Thailand. It is about northeast of Bangkok. It has a population of 58,000. The town (''thesaban mueang'') covers the whole ''tambon'' Tha Hin and parts of Th ...
(March 17, 1882 – April 8, 1932) ( th, สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ เจ้าฟ้ายุคลฑิฆัมพร กรมหลวงลพบุรีราเมศร์, ), was a son of King
Chulalongkorn of
Siam
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
.
Early life and education
The Prince graduated from
Cambridge University
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. He served as
Viceroy
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of the
South during the reign of his half-brother King
Vajiravhud and as the Minister of the Interior in the government of King
Prajadhipok.
Personal life
He married Princess Chalermkhetra Mangala (Bhanubandh), a daughter of Prince
Bhanurangsi Savangwongse
Bhanurangsi Savangwongse, the Prince Bhanubandhu Vongsevoradej (11 January 1859 – 13 June 1928) ( th, สมเด็จพระราชปิตุลาบรมพงศาภิมุข เจ้าฟ้าภาณุรังษ ...
. Their grandson is the filmmaker Prince
Chatrichalerm Yugala.
Death
According to the announcement of his death in the Royal Gazette, Prince Yugala suffered from heart disease, dying at 3:05 p.m. on April 8, 1932.
[The Royal Gazette]
ข่าวสิ้นพระชนม์, Vol. 49, Page 185-187.
April 17, B.E.
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2475 ( C.E. 1932). Retrieved on November 26, 2008.
Honours
Prince Yugala received the following decorations in the
Honours System
An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes ...
of Thailand:
*
![Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand) ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Order_of_the_Royal_House_of_Chakri_%28Thailand%29_ribbon.svg)
Knight of The Most Illustrious
*
![Order of the Nine Gems (Thailand) ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Order_of_the_Nine_Gems_%28Thailand%29_ribbon.svg)
Knight of The Ancient and Auspicious
Order of the Nine Gems
The Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นโบราณมงคลนพรัตนราชวราภรณ์; ) was established in 1851 by ...
*
![Order of Chula Chom Klao - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Order_of_Chula_Chom_Klao_-_Special_Class_%28Thailand%29_ribbon.svg)
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of The Most Illustrious
Order of Chula Chom Klao
*
![Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Ratana_Varabhorn_Order_of_Merit_ribbon.png)
The
Knight of the Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit
* Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted
Order of the White Elephant
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The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันเป็นที่เชิดชูยิ่งช้างเผือก; ) is an order of Thailand. It wa ...
*
![Order of the Crown of Thailand - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Order_of_the_Crown_of_Thailand_-_1st_Class_%28Thailand%29_ribbon.svg)
Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble
Order of the Crown of Thailand
The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand ( th, เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์อันมีเกียรติยศยิ่งมงกุฎไทย; ) is a Thai order, established in 1869 by King Rama ...
*
![Order of Rama 2nd Class ribbon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Order_of_Rama_2nd_Class_ribbon.svg)
Knight Commander of the Honourable
Order of Rama
*
King Rama IV
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 Ramathibo ...
Royal Cypher Medal, Second Class
*
King Rama V
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 ...
Royal Cypher Medal, First Class
*
King Rama VI Royal Cypher Medal, First Class
*
King Rama VII Royal Cypher Medal, First Class
*
![Dushdi Mala - Military (Thailand)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Dushdi_Mala_-_Military_%28Thailand%29.svg)
Dushdi Mala Medal – Military
Ancestry
References
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1882 births
1932 deaths
19th-century Thai people
Thai male Chao Fa
19th-century Chakri dynasty
20th-century Chakri dynasty
Yukol family
Knights Grand Cordon of the Order of Chula Chom Klao
Knights Commander (Maha Yodhin) of the Order of Rama
Knights of the Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit
Recipients of the Dushdi Mala Medal, Pin of Arts and Science
Children of Chulalongkorn
Ministers of Interior of Thailand
Sons of kings