Pinklao
| Pinklao | |
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| Vice King of Siam | |
Pinklao in western style Naval Uniform
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| Vice King of Siam | |
| Tenure | 25 May 1851- 7 January 1866 |
| Appointed | Mongkut (Rama IV) |
| Predecessor | Maha Sakdi Polsep |
| Successor | Vichaichan |
| Born |
4 September 1808 Bangkok, Siam |
| Died | 7 January 1866 (aged 57) Bangkok, Siam |
| Spouse | Chao Chom Manda Klib |
| Issue | 58 sons and daughters with various consorts |
| House | Chakri Dynasty |
| Father | Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (Rama II) |
| Mother | Sri Suriyendra |
For the ship HTMS Pin Klao, see USS Hemminger (DE-746); for the bridge, see Phra Pin-klao Bridge
Phrabat Somdet Phra Pinklao Chaoyuhua (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระปิ่นเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว) (September 4, 1808 – January 7, 1866) was the Vice King of Siam. He was the younger brother of King Mongkut (Rama IV) who crowned him as a monarch with equal honor to himself.
Prince Chutamani was born on September 4, 1808 as a son of Prince Isarasundhorn and Princess Bunrod at the Old Thonburi Palace. Prince Chutamani also had an elder brother—Prince Mongkut—who was seven years older. In 1809, Prince Isarasundhorn was crowned as Buddha Loetla Nabhalai and his mother became Queen Sri Suriyendra. They all moved to the Grand Palace.
The government of Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, however, was dominated by Kromma Meun Jessadabodindra, Buddha Loetla Nabhalai's son with Concubine Riam. In 1824, Prince Mongkut became a monk according to Siamese traditions. However, Buddha Loetla Nabhalai fell ill and died in the same year. The nobility, led by Chao Phraya Abhay Pudhorn the Samuha Nayok and Tish Bunnag the minister of Kromma Tha supported Prince Jessadabodindra for the throne as he was proved to be very competent to rule. Therefore, Jessadabodindra was crowned, and later became known as King Nangklao (Rama III).
Prince Mongkut then stayed in his monkhood to avoid political intrigues. Prince Chutamani, however, entered the government under Nangklao and was awarded the title Kromma Khun Isaret-rangsant. Kromma Khun Isaret moved to the Old Palace in Thonburi, where he lived with his mother Queen Sri Suriyendra until her death in 1836.
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