Marshal-Admiral Paribatra Sukhumbandhu, Prince of Nakhon Sawan (; Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ เจ้าฟ้าบริพัตรสุขุมพันธุ์ กรมพระนครสวรรค์วรพินิต) (1881–1944), was a highly influential Thai military officer and

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in the early 20th century during the last years of the

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. He served as Chief of Staff of the

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, Commander of the

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, Naval Minister, Army Minister, Defense Minister, Interior Minister, and as a

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to both King Vajiravudh and King Prajadhipok.

Biography

Prince Paribatra was the 33rd child (and 13th son) of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) by Queen Sukhumala Marasri. He joined his father for a journey to Europe in 1897, following which he entered the Prussian Cadet Corps to study at the Prussian Military academy at Groß-Lichterfelde. Following his return to Siam, his half brother King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) appointed him Commander of the

, Minister of Marine and Minister of the Army. During the reign of King Prajadhipok (Rama VII), he was appointed

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and was made member of the Supreme Council of the State of Siam, responsible for state affairs. Prince Paribatra's considerable influence in the Siamese government was deemed as a threat by the

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which organized the 1932 coup that ended the absolute monarchy in Siam. As a consequence, he was exiled from the kingdom to Bandung, Dutch East Indies, which was then under the Dutch administration. He died in 1944 while in exile, in Japanese-controlled Indonesia. His remains were repatriated by a Royal commission (a member of which was Prince Arjuna Suasti) in 1948. A half-brother to two Thai kings, Prince Paribatra fathered eight children by his royal wife,

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(HSH Princess) Prasongsom Paribatra (Chaiyan). Two were sons, but only one, Chumbhotbongs Paribatra, lived to adulthood. Prince Paribatra also had a son with a commoner wife, Mom Somphan Paribatra na Ayudhaya (Palakawong), Prince Sukhumabhinanda - father of

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Sukhumbhand Paribatra, the former governor of Bangkok. Prince Paribatra's principal Bangkok residence until his forced exile in 1932 was the neo-baroque styled Bang Khun Prom Palace, constructed by architects Mario Tamagno and Karl Döhring. It later became the headquarters and subsequently museum of the Bank of Thailand.

Ancestry

References

* Paul M. Handley,
The King Never Smiles
Yale University Press: 2006, * http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~royalty/thailand/i535.htm , - , - , - 1881 births 1944 deaths 19th-century Thai people Thai male Chao Fa Paribatra family Ministers of Defence of Thailand Knights Grand Cordon of the Order of Chula Chom Klao Knights of the Ratana Varabhorn Order of Merit Knights Grand Commander (Senangapati) of the Order of Rama Members of the Vallabhabhorn Order Vajira Mala Order Recipients of the Dushdi Mala Medal, Pin of Arts and Science Children of Chulalongkorn Field marshals of Thailand Commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army Ministers of Interior of Thailand Members of the Privy Council of Thailand Thai exiles Thai expatriates in Indonesia Refugees in Indonesia 19th-century Chakri dynasty 20th-century Chakri dynasty {{thailand-bio-stub

Biography

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