Pema Dechen

Ashi Pema Dechen (1918–1991) was the Queen consort of Bhutan.[2]

Pema Dechen
Queen Pema Dechen in 1932
Queen consort of Bhutan
Tenure1932 – 30 March 1952
PredecessorPhuntsho Choden
SuccessorKesang Choden
Co-queen consortPhuntsho Choden
Born1918
Wangducholing Palace, Bumthang
Died1991 (aged 72–73)
Samchoeling Palace, Trongsa
Spouse
(
m. 1932; died 1952)
IssuePrincess Choki Wangmo Wangchuck
Prince Namgyel Wangchuck
Princess Deki Yangzom Wangchuck
Princess Pema Choden Wangchuck
Full name
Pema Dechen Wangchuck[fn 1]
HouseWangchuck (by marriage)
FatherDasho Jamyang, Chumed Zhalgno[1]
MotherAshi Decho Dorji
ReligionBuddhism

Early life

Ashi Pema Dechen was born in 1918 at Wangducholing Palace to Chumed Zhalgno, Dasho Jamyang (of the Tamzhing Choji family – also known as the Myo family -) and Ashi Decho, daughter of Ashi Yeshay Choden (who was the sister of Druk Gyalpo Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck).[3]

She had two full-brothers and two full-sisters, and another half-siblings by the second marriages of her parents:

  • Dasho Gonpo Dorji, Chumed Zhalgno.
  • Ashi Phuntsho Choden (1911–2003).
  • Dasho Lam Nado (1920–1989).
  • Ashi Chimi.

From an early age, Ashi Pema Dechen received a traditional education.

Marriage and Family

She married Bhutan's second king, a cross cousin, Jigme Wangchuck, in 1932 when she was 14 years old.[4] They were second cousins. Ashi Pema Dechen was the half-sister of the maternal grandfather of the current Queen of Bhutan, Jetsun Pema, and she was the great grandmother of the Fifth Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

Her elder sister, Ashi Phuntsho Choden (1911–2003), was the first wife of her husband since 1923 when she was 12 years old, at Thinley Rabten Palace, Phodrang.

Her children with the Second Druk Gyalpo were:

  • Princess (Druk Gyalsem) Choki Wangmo Wangchuck (born 1937).
  • Prince (Druk Gyalsey) Namgyel Wangchuck, 26th Penlop of Paro (born 1943).
  • Princess (Druk Gyalsem) Deki Yangzom Wangchuck (born 1946).
  • Princess (Druk Gyalsem) Pema Choden Wangchuck (born 1949).

Death

She died in 1991 at Samchoeling Palace.[5]

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of
Queen Grandmother Pema Dechen
Reference styleHer Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty
Alternative styleThe Royal Grandmother

Titles and styles

  • 1918–1932: Ashi Pema Dechen.
  • 1932 – 30 March 1952: Her Majesty Queen Pema Dechen, The Queen of Bhutan.
  • 30 March 1952 – 21 July 1972: Her Majesty Queen Pema Dechen, The Queen Mother of Bhutan.
  • 21 July 1972 – 1991: Her Majesty Queen Pema Dechen, The Queen Grandmother of Bhutan.

Honours

  •  Bhutan :
    • King Jigme Singye Investiture Medal (2 June 1974).

Ancestry

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References

  1. Women in Bhutan retain their names upon marriage.
Pema Dechen
Born: 1918 Died: 1991
Bhutanese royalty
Preceded by
Phuntsho Choden
Queen consort of Bhutan
1932–1952
Succeeded by
Kesang Choden
Preceded by
Queen Mother of Bhutan
1952–1972
Succeeded by
Kesang Choden
Preceded by
Queen Grandmother of Bhutan
1972–1991
Succeeded by
Kesang Choden
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