Ananda Mahidol
| Ananda Mahidol อานันทมหิดล |
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| King Rama VIII | |
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| King of Thailand | |
| Reign | 2 March 1935 – 9 June 1946 |
| Predecessor | Prajadhipok (Rama VII) |
| Successor | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
| Regent | Regency Council (1935–1944) Pridi Banomyong (1944–1945) |
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| Born |
20 September 1925 Heidelberg, Republic of Baden, Weimar Republic |
| Died | 9 June 1946 (aged 20) Grand Palace, Phra Nakhon, Thailand |
| Burial | 29 March 1950 |
| House |
House of Mahidol Chakri Dynasty |
| Father | Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkla |
| Mother | Sirnagarindra, The Princess Mother |
| Religion | Buddhism |
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| Monarchs of the Chakri dynasty |
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Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) |
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Phra Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (Rama II) |
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Nangklao (Rama III) |
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Mongkut (Rama IV) |
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Chulalongkorn (Rama V) |
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Vajiravudh (Rama VI) |
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Prajadhipok (Rama VII) |
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Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) |
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Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
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Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) |
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Styles of King Ananda Mahidol Rama VIII of Thailand |
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| Reference style | His Royal Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Majesty |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Ananda Mahidol (Thai: อานันทมหิดล; rtgs: Ananthamahidon; 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946) was the eighth monarch of Thailand from the House of Chakri as Rama VIII. At the time he was recognised as king by the National Assembly in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland. He returned to Thailand in December 1945, but six months later in June 1946, he was found shot dead in his bed. Although at first thought to have been an accident, his death was ruled a murder by medical examiners, and three royal pages were later executed following very irregular trials. The mysterious circumstances surrounding his death have been the subject of much controversy.
"Ananda Mahidol" (Thai: อานันทมหิดล) is one word in Thai and is his given name. King Vajiravudh, his uncle, sent a telegram on 13 October 1925 giving him this name. It is pronounced "Ananta Mahidon" and means "the joy of Mahidol" (his father). When he held his birth rank of "mom chao—"the lowest rank of Thai princes—he used the surname "Mahidol", his father's given name. His full name and title was thus, "Mom Chao Ananda Mahidol Mahidol" (Thai: หม่อมเจ้าอานันทมหิดล มหิดล). His full royal name was "Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramenthra Maha Ananda Mahidol Phra Atthama Ramathibodindara" (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดลฯ พระอัฐมรามาธิบดินทร); RTGS: —Ananthamahidon Phra Atthamaramathibodin), or "Rama VIII".
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