Paripatra Sukhumbhand

Infobox Monarch|royal
name =Paripatra Sukhumbhand
title =Prince of Siam , Prince of Nakorn Sawan


caption =HRH Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand , Prince of Nakorn Sawan
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full name =HRH Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand , Prince of Nakorn Sawan
spouse 1 =Princess Prasongsom Paripatra(Chaiyan)
Mom Somphan Paripatra na Ayudhaya (Palakawong na Ayudhaya)
issue =10 sons and daughters
royal house =House of Chakri
father =King Chulalongkorn
mother =Queen Sunandha Kumariratana
date of birth =
place of birth =Bangkok, Thailand
date of death =
place of death =Bangkok, Thailand
date of burial =
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Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ เจ้าฟ้าบริพัตรสุขุมพันธุ์ กรมพระนครสวรรค์วรพินิต) was a highly influential Thai military officer and government minister during the absolute monarchy period of the early-1900s. He was Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Army, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy, Naval Minister, Army Minister, Defense Minister, Interior Minister, and Privy Counsellor to King Vajiravudh and King Prajadhipok. He was exiled following the 1932 coup that overthrew the absolute monarchy of King Prajadhipok. Prince Paripatra died while in exile.

A potential heir to the Thai throne according to the 1924 Palace Law of Succession, Prince Paripatra produced eight children with his royal wife, Mom Chao (HSH Princess) Prasongsom Paripatra(Chaiyan). Only two of them, however, were sons and only one of these survived to adulthood: Chumbhotpong Paripatra. He also had a son with a commoner wife, Mom Somphan Paripatra na Ayudhaya (Palakawong): Sukhumbhinanda - father of Mom Ratchawong Sukhumbhand Paripatra, a Thai politician.

References

* Paul M. Handley, "The King Never Smiles" Yale University Press: 2006, ISBN 0-300-10682-3
* http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~royalty/thailand/i535.htm

ee also

* History of Thailand (1768-1932)
* Siamese coup d'état of 1932