Background
She was the 27th daughter of King Rama IV (King Mongkut or Rama IV) and Princess Consort Piam and thus her husband"s half-sister.
She was the 27th daughter of King Rama IV (King Mongkut or Rama IV) and Princess Consort Piam and thus her husband"s half-sister.
Her full name and title was Queen Sri Savarindira (Thai: ศรีสวรินทิรา. RTGS: Si Sawarinthira) – thus she was not the Rajini (queen), she was the highest consort. Her marriage to Chulalongkorn produced the following children:
Crown Prince Maha Vajirunhis (27 June 1878 – 4 January 1894)
Prince Isariyalongkorn (4 September 1879 – 25 September 1879)
Princess Vichitra Chiraprabha (21 April 1881 – 15 August 1881)
Prince Sommatiwongse Varodaya, the Prince of Sri Dharmaraj (9 June 1882 – 17 June 1899)
Princess Valaya Alongkorn, the Princess of Bejraburi (16 April 1884 – 15 February 1938)
Princess Sirabhorn Sobhon (19 July 1888 – 24 May 1898)
Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of Songkla, (posthumously The Prince Father of Thailand.
1 January 1892 – 24 September 1929) father of Princess Galyani Vadhana, King Rama VIII, and King Rama IX. Princess (unnamed)
When King Prajadhipok (or Rama VII) abdicated in 1935, the son of Queen Savang Vadhana"s youngest son, Prince Mahidol Adulyadej, the Prince of Songkla, acceded to the throne as King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII).
She received the title of Queen Grandmother, having been renamed Sri Savarindira by King Prajadhipok while she was Queen Aunt. Queen Sri Savarindira was also the grandmother of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX).
She died on 17 December 1955, at the age of 93. Her ashes are interred in the Royal Cemetery at Wat Ratchabophit, Bangkok.
A residence of the queen can be seen at the Bang Pa-In Royal Palace.
She resided in latter years at Sa Pathum Palace, where a museum dedicated to her is being constructed at the Tamnak Yai Mansion. 1862–1878: Her Royal Highness Princess Savang Vadhana
1878–1880: Her Royal Highness Princess Savang Vadhana, the Princess Consort
1880–1910: Her Majesty the Queen
1910–1934: Her Majesty the Queen Aunt
1934–1955: Her Majesty the Queen Grandmother
The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
The Ancient and Auspicious of Order of the Nine Gems
King Rama IV Royal Cypher Medal (Second Class)
King Rama V Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
King Rama VI Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
King Rama VII Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
King Rama VIII Royal Cypher Medal (First Class)
King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (First Class).