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Western nations referred to the monarch as the "King of Siam" (Latin: Rex Siamensium), regardless of Thai titles, since the initiation of relations in the 16th century. Mongkut (Rama IV) was the first monarch to adopt the title when the name Siam was first used in an international treaty . [ 2 ]
The king is assisted in his work and duties by the Private Secretary to the King of Thailand and the Privy Council of Thailand, in consultation with the head of the cabinet, the Prime Minister. In accordance with the country’s constitution, the king is no longer the originator of all laws in the kingdom; that prerogative is entrusted to the ...
King: Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden: 15 September 1973 [ak] (51 years, 132 days) Bernadotte: Ceremonial: Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden [91] King: Vajiralongkorn [al] Thailand: 13 October 2016 [am] (8 years, 104 days) Chakri: Ceremonial: Dipangkorn Rasmijoti (Heir presumptive) [95] King: Tupou VI Tonga: 18 March 2012 (12 years, 313 days) Tupou [an ...
Vajiralongkorn [c] (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand since 2016. He is the tenth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama X.. The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sirikit, he was made crown prince by his father in 1972, at the age of 20.
"King Taksin and Thailand's Chinese roots". The Nation. 10 October 2016; Thapthong, Thepchu (1985). ต้นตระกูลไทย ราชสกุล-นามสกุลพระราชทาน [Thai family ancestry, royal surname – royal surname bestowed]. Bangkok: Watcharin Print Pao. ISBN 9789742985936
King Rama I. All kings in the current Chakri dynasty of Thailand are often referred to as King Rama in the English speaking world. The name Rama was adopted from the name of the Hindu God Rama, an avatar of Vishnu. The use of the name "King Rama 'n'th" is in line with Thai practice of giving numbers to the king in the current dynasty.
The estranged son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn visited a daycare center for underprivileged children in Bangkok on Tuesday following a surprise return to the country after 27 years of ...
The Chakri dynasty [a] is the current reigning dynasty of the Kingdom of Thailand.The head of the house is the king, who is head of state.The family has ruled Thailand since the founding of the Rattanakosin era and the city of Bangkok in 1782; following the end of Taksin's reign, when the capital of Siam shifted to Bangkok.