Sisavang Vong
| King Sisavang Phoulivong | |
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| King of Laos | |
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| Reign | 28 April 1904 – 20 October 1945 23 April 1946 – 29 October 1959 |
| Predecessor | Zakarine |
| Successor | Sisavang Vatthana |
| Born |
14 July 1885 Luang Phrabang, Laos |
| Died | 29 October 1959 (aged 74) Luang Phrabang, Laos |
| Spouse | Princess Kham-Oun I Khamphane Khamla Khamboua Khamtip Princess Khamtouane of Luang Prabang Princess Kamaduni Khamphoui Princess Indrakama Princess Kamuni Princess Khamphoui Chansy |
| House | Luang Phrabang |
| Father | Zakarine |
| Mother | Thongsy |
Sisavang Phoulivong (or Sisavangvong, Lao: ພຣະບາທສົມເດັຈພຣະເຈົ້າມະຫາຊີວິຕສີສວ່າງວົງສ໌) (14 July 1885 – 29 October 1959) was king of the Kingdom of Luang Phrabang and later the Kingdom of Laos from 28 April 1904 until his death on 29 October 1959.
He was born at Luang Phrabang on 14 July 1885. His father was Zakarine, King of Luang Phrabang and his mother was Queen Thongsy. He was educated at Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat, Saigon and l'École Coloniale, Paris. He was known as a "playboy" king. He had up to 50 children by as many as 15 wives, two of whom were his half sisters and one of whom was a niece. Fourteen of the children died in the Mekong after a boating accident.
His wives included:
He succeeded his father as King of Luang Prabang after the death of his father, 25 March 1904. Luang Phrabang was then a French protectorate within French Indochina. He ascended the throne, at the old Royal Palace, Luang Prabang, 15 April 1904, and was crowned there, 4 March 1905. During the early years of his reign, the French built a modern palace for him, the Royal Palace of Luang Prabang for his use of residence. Under his kingdom he had united provinces Houaphan, 1931; Houakhong; Xiengkhouang and Vientiane, 1942; Champassak and Sayboury, 1946.
He was a lifelong supporter of French rule in Laos, and in 1945 he refused to cooperate with Lao nationalists and he was deposed when the Lao Issara declared the country independent. In April 1946, the French took over once again and he was reinstated as king (the first time a Lao monarch actually ruled all of what is today called Laos).
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