Vajirunhis

Vajirunhis
Crown Prince of Siam
Crown Prince of Thailand
Tenure	14 January 1886 - 4 January 1895 (&100000000000000080000008 years, &10000000000000355000000355 days)
Full name
HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajirunhis
House	House of Chakri
Father	King Chulalongkorn (Rama V)
Mother	Savang Vadhana.
Born	June 27, 1878(1878-06-27) Bangkok, Thailand
Died	January 4, 1895(1895-01-04) (aged 16) Bangkok, Thailand

Crown Prince Maha Vajirunhis (Thai: มหาวชิรุณหิศ, June 27, 1878 - January 4, 1895) was the first Crown Prince of the Chakri Dynasty. He was the first son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana.

In 1886, after the death of the last Vice King Bovorn Vichaichan, King Chulalongkorn chose not to appoint one of his brothers as a new Vice King, but instead appointed his eldest son as the Crown Prince of Siam. On 14 January 1886 he was officially introduced to his position with the title of Sayam Makutrajakuman or Crown Prince of Siam. A bright and handsome child the Prince died unexpectedly of typhoid at age 16, long before he could reach the throne. King Chulalongkorn's second son, Prince Vajiravudh was then named crown prince, and succeeded him as Rama VI in 1910.

The King build the Prince his own Palace, nicknamed Windsor Palace, the European style palace was demolished after his death, the site is currently the National Stadium of Thailand.

Maha Vajirunhis with his father King Chulalongkorn in court dress at the Grand Palace.

External links

• Soravij
• 'The Crown Prince of Siam', 1894, Science & Society Picture Library

Vajirunhis Chakri Dynasty Born: 27 June 1878 Died: 4 January 1894
New title	Crown Prince of Siam 1886–1894	Succeeded by Vajiravudh

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Name	Vajirunhis
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Date of birth	27 June 1878
Place of birth	Bangkok, Thailand
Date of death	4 January 1895
Place of death	Bangkok, Thailand