Chandrmondol


Chandrmondol Sobhon Bhagiawati, the Princess Wisutkrasat also known as Princess Fa-ying or Somdetch Chow Fa-ying was a Princess of Siam and daughter of King Mongkut and Queen Debsirindra.

Biography

Princess Chandrmondol was born at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, on 24 April 1855, the only daughter of King Mongkut and Queen Debsirindra. Chandrmondol had an elder brother, Prince Chulalongkorn and younger brother, Prince Chaturonrasmi and Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse.
She was initially named Chandrmondol, and changed to Chandrmondol Sobhon Bhagiawati in 1862 by upon order of King Mongkut. her father call her "Nang Nu", and Palace officials affectionately called her "Fa-ying".
Princess Chandrmondol was tutored in the English language and Western manners by Anna Leonowens.
She died of cholera on May 14, 1863 and was buried in Sanam Luang in Bangkok. When Chulalongkorn was crowned in 1867, she was posthumously given the title the Princess Wisutkrasat on 3 May 1884.

Legacy

She was a "Princess Fâ-ying" a character in Anna and the King. and Wisut Kasat Road was name for Princess Chandrmondol.

Ancestry