Raphi Phatthanasak
Prince Raphi Phatthanasak, Prince of Ratchaburi (Thai: รพีพัฒนศักดิ์; RTGS: Raphi Phatthanasak), (21 October 1874– 7 August 1920) was a son of king Chulalongkorn and Chao Chom manda Talab. He had one full sister, Princess Ajrabarni Rajkanya.[1]
Raphi Phatthanasak | |||||
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Prince of Siam Prince of Ratchaburi | |||||
Born | Grand Palace Bangkok, Siam | 21 October 1874||||
Died | 7 August 1920 45) Paris, France | (aged||||
Spouse | Princess Orabhatra Prabai Mom On Rabibadhana Na Ayudhya Mom Duaeng Rabibadhana Mom Rajawongse Sa-ang Pramoj | ||||
Issue | 13 sons and daughters | ||||
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House | Rabhibhat family (Chakri Dynasty) | ||||
Father | Chulalongkorn (Rama V) | ||||
Mother | Chao Chom Manda Talab |
The key figure in Thai legal reform, he graduated from Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. In 1897 he set up the first law school in Thailand. He also reorganized the Thai court system under the 1908 Law on Organization.[2] In 1892, the Ministry of Justice was established and as its Head Minister, Prince Raphi was appointed to unify the judiciary.[3]
Prince Raphi died in Paris on 7 August 1920 at 21:00. He died of prostate cancer and kidney complications at the age of 45 years, 9 months, 17 days. King Rama VI asked the Siamese ambassador to France to organize a royal cremation ceremony in Paris, in accordance with Prince Raphi's wishes. After that, Prince Kaiseang-raphi Rabhibhat came to pick up and summon the Royal Regiment of Prince Raphi Phatthanasak to Thailand on 1 December 1920.[4][5]
Ancestry
Raphi Phatthanasak | Father: Chulalongkorn, King Rama V of Siam |
Paternal Grandfather: Mongkut, King Rama IV of Siam |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, King Rama II of Siam |
Paternal Great-grandmother: Queen Sri Suriyendra | |||
Paternal Grandmother: Queen Debsirindra |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Prince Sirivongse, the Prince Matayabidaksa | ||
Paternal Great-grandmother: Mom Noi Sirivongs na Ayudhya | |||
Mother: Chao Chom Manda Talab Ketutat |
Maternal Grandfather: Phraya Viangnai Narubal (Rhung Ketutat) |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Phraya Bejra Bijaya (Noo Ketutat) | |
Maternal Great-grandmother: unknown | |||
Maternal Grandmother: unknown |
Maternal Great-grandfother: unknown | ||
Maternal Great-grandmother: unknown |
References
- https://www.coj.go.th/th/day/rapee/rapee.html
- Loos, Tamara (2006). Subject Siam: Family, Law, and Colonial Modernity in Thailand. Cornell: Cornell University Press.
- https://guru.sanook.com/4300/
- https://www.silpa-mag.com/this-day-in-history/article_21529
- https://www.the101.world/history-of-prince-rapee/