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Chakrabongse Bhuvanath (Thai: จักรพงษ์ภูวนาถ; RTGS: Chakkraphong Phuwanat; 3 March 1883 – 13 June 1920), was the 40th child of King Chulalongkorn and the fourth child of Queen Sri Bajarindra.
Early life and education
Queen Saovabha and her sons, circa 1900 (from left to right: Prince Asdang, Crown Prince Maha Vajiravudh, Prince Chakrabongse, Queen Saovabha, Prince Prajadhipok, and Prince Chudadhut)Procession of Royal Funeral Urn of Chakrabongse Bhuvanath at Thonburi Railway Station, 1920
He returned to Siam with a wife, Catherine Desnitski from Lutsk (at that time part of the Russian Empire, nowadays part of Ukraine), whom he had married in 1906. The Prince and his wife lived with their son, Prince Chula Chakrabongse, in Paruskavan Palace in Bangkok. They later divorced and he remarried the year before his death.
Royal careers
Chakrabongse Bhuvanath when attending the Staff School
The prince was a favourite son of both the King and Queen. He travelled extensively, visiting among other countries the US and United Kingdom in 1902.[1] He also represented his father on foreign visits, such as for the funeral of King Umberto I of Italy in 1900, the wedding of Crown Prince Wilhelm and Crown Princess Cecilie of Prussia in 1905, and the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary of the United Kingdom in 1911.
He and his brother Prince Purachatra, Commander of the Army Engineers, were instrumental in the development of aviation in the Kingdom. Prince Chakrabongse is best remembered today as the father of the army's Royal Aeronautical Service, a forerunner to the Royal Thai Air Force.
Prince Chakrabongse also served as Chief of Staff of the Royal Siamese Army until his death.[2]
The higher left quadrant (dexter base) depicts a Great Crown of Victory with a rays of light emitting from the top and a Urna on an orange field. This quadrant represents the Prince is a member of the Chakri dynasty. The higher right quadrant (sinister base) depicts a Phra kiao (coronet) with a rays of light on top of pillow on a pink field. This quadrant represents the Prince is son of King Chulalongkorn. The last quadrant (chief) depicts a Chakra and Baton on a purple field. This quadrant represents his name.
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