Suvadhana
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| Princess Consort of Siam | |
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15 April 1906 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Died | 10 October 1985 (aged 79) Bangkok, Thailand |
| Spouse | Vajiravudh (Rama VI) |
| Issue | Bejaratana Rajasuda |
| House | Chakri Dynasty |
| Father | Lueam Abhayavongsa |
| Mother | Lek Bunnag |
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Styles of Princess Suvadhana of Thailand Princess Consort of Rama VI |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
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| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Princess Phra Nang Chao Suvadhana (Thai: สุวัทนา; rtgs: Suwatthana, 15 April 1906 – 10 October 1985) was the royal consort of King Vajiravudh (or Rama VI) of Siam. Her original name was Khrueakaeo Abhayavongsa (Thai: เครือแก้ว อภัยวงศ์; rtgs: Khruea-kaeo Aphaiwong). She was born a commoner; her father was Lord Abhayabhupesa (Lueam Abhayavongsa) and her mother was Ms. Lek Bunnag.
Khrueakaeo first met King Vajiravudh in 1924 during a dramatic production, in which they both acted. Soon after, Khrueakaeo was renamed Suvadhana and elevated to the rank of a minor consort. Later that same year they were married at the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Although King Vajiravudh initiated many Siamese nationalistic policies of the 1920s, his queen Suvadhana was of Khmer descent of Phratabong province (Battambang). Suvadhana's grand aunt, Khun Chom Iem Busba, was the wife of King Norodom I of Cambodia.
When Suvadhana became pregnant in 1925, the King elevated her rank to that of Phra Nang Chao Suvadhana (HRH Suvadhana, Princess Consort of Siam; Thai: พระนางเจ้าสุวัทนา พระวรราชเทวี). Not soon after the King fell gravely ill, on the 24 November 1925, Suvadhana gave birth to a daughter: Her Royal Highness Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda.
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