1779 – 1797 H.M. Brhat Pada Samdach Sdach Brhat Rajankariya Brhat Narayana Rajadhiraja Ramadipati Sri Suriyapura Parama Surindhara Maha Chakrapatiratta Parama Pavitra Rajadhisriraja Chau Krung Kambuja [Narayana III], King of Cambodia. b. 1773, educ. Bangkok. Appointed as Heir Apparent soon after his birth. Installed by Thai troops at Udong, 1779. Reigned under the Regency of his adopted father, Samdach Chau Fa Thala Maharaja Pavitra Mu [Thao Chu Bok]. Taken to Bangkok for his own safety in 1782. He came of age and was crowned at Bangkok by King Rama I, 1793. Returned to Udong in January 1793. Crowned at Udong, 28th May 1794. m. (first) at Bangkok, before 1793, Anak Munang Ut (b. ca. 1765; d. at Udong, 1828, aged sixty-three years), daughter of Akkaraja Tei [Chakri]. m. (second) at Bangkok, before 1793, Anak Munang Khe. m. (third) at Bangkok, 1793, H.M. Queen (Samdach Brhat Vorarajini Mata Kshatriyi Varman Sri Sidha Varadharma Parama Varatula Sakula Mangala Parama Pavitra) [Ros] (d. 1866/1869), styled Anak Munang Ros 1793, raised to the title of Brhat Vara Mata (or préah vor méatda, meaning ‘most high and eminent mother’) 1848, and prom by her son to the title of H.M. Queen (Samdach Brhat Vorarajini Mata Kshatriyi Varman Sri Sidha Varadharma Parama Varatula Sakula Mangala Parama Pavitra) 7th March 1848. m. (fourth) Anak Munang Ratna [Rat]. He d. at Udong, from an accidental overdose of medicines, 18th November 1797 (or 5th May 1796), having had issue, five sons and one daughter:
1) H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Anak Angga) Chandra [Nak Ong Chan], who succeeded as H.M. Brhat Pada Samdach Brhat Rajankariya Brhat Udayarajadhiraja Ramadipati Brhat Sri Suriyapura Parama Surindhara Maha Chakrapatiratta Parama Pavitra Rajadhisriraja Chau Krung Kambuja [Udayaraja IV], King of Cambodia (s/o Ut) – see below.
2) H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Anak Angga) Bhima [Nak Ong Phim]. b. at Bangkok, Siam, before 12th March 1793 (s/o Khe). He d. from illness, 1799.
4) H.M. Samdach Brhat Sri Jaya Jatha Maha Uparaja Imaya. b. at Bangkok, Siam, before 31st March 1794, as Prince (Brhat Anak Angga) Imaya [Nak Ong Em] (s/o Rat), educ. Corps of Pages, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam. Prom to to the rank of Samdach Brhat Angga Majas 1797. Appointed as Samdach Brhat Sri Jaya Jatha Maha Uparaja by King Rama II of Siam, 4th May 1810. Appointed as Governor of Battambang by the King of Siam, he was captured by the Vietnamese ca 1835 and placed in confinement at Saigon with his wife, mother and children. Later sent on to Hue, and finally removed to Chaodoc. m. in Cochin-China, 1842, H.R.H. Princess (Brhat Anak Angga Majas) Puyani (b. 1822; d. after 1878), third daughter of H.M. Brhat Pada Samdach Brhat Rajankariya Brhat Uday Rajadhiraja Ramadipati Brhat Sri Suriyapura Parama Surindra Maha Chakrapatiratta Paramanatha Pavitra Sadithpen Isvara Kambujaratta Chau Brhat Jatha Varavarman Damramsa Krung Kambuja Adipati Sri Sudhana Negara Indrapati Kururajapuri Rama Uda Maha Sadhan [Udayaraja IV], King of Cambodia, by his third wife, Anak Munang Yos. He d. during the civil war, at Chaodoc, Annam, 1845, having had issue, one son and three daughters:
a) H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Anak Angga Majas) Bhima [Ang Phim]. b. in Siam, 1824, educ. Corps of Pages, the Grand Palace, Bangkok. m. (first) …m. (second) 1842, H.R.H. Princess (Samdach Brhat Keo Fa) Sangavani [Ang Snguon] (b. 1829; m. second, after 1855, H.M. Brhat Raja Samdach Brhat Hariraksha Rama Suriya Maha Isvara Adipati [Ang Duong II], King of Cambodia, and d. after 1875), youngest daughter of H.M. Brhat Pada Samdach Brhat Rajankariya Brhat Udayarajadhiraja Ramadipati Brhat Sri Suriyapura Parama Surindra Maha Chakrapatiratta Paramanatha Pavitra Sadithpen Isvara Kambujaratta Chau Brhat Jatha Varavarman Damramsa Krung Kambuja Adipati Sri SudhanNegara Indrapati Kururajapuri Rama Uda Maha Sadhana [Udayaraja IV of Ang Chan II], King of Cambodia, by his fourth wife, Anak Munang Pen. He d. at Bangkok, 1855, having had issue, a son and one daughter:
i) H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Anak Angga Majas) Bhumarindra [Phoummarin]. b. 1842, educ. Corps of Pages, the Grand Palace, Bangkok. m. (first) his half sister, H.R.H. Princess (Brhat Anak Angga Majas) Dhanamavarman [Thnamvongs] (b. 1844; d. 1943), daughter of H.R.H. Prince Bhima. m. (second) … He d. 1909, having had issue, two sons:
(1) H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Anak Angga Majas) Jamrang Varman [Chamraengvong]. b. 1870 (s/o Dhanamavarman). m. his cousin, H.H. Princess (Anak Angga Majas) Sri Svasti Yuvabarni [Yuphiphan] (b. 1877; d. at Phnom Penh, 1st January 1967), second daughter of H.R.H. Prince Sri Svasti Isvaravarman, by his wife, KhunThidaRobam Krip. He d. 1916, having had issue, three sons and two daughters:
(a) H.H. Prince (Anak Angga Majas) Sri Svasti Indravarman [Sisowath Entaravong]. b. at Phnom Penh, 1904, educ. Sisowath Coll, Phnom Penh and Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat, Saigon. A Buddhist monk 1915-1919, Governor of Kampong-Thom 1940-1941, and of Kampong-Speu 1941-1942, Assist Teacher 1st class 1947, Governor of Chhnang 1949, MNA (Kampong-Cham) 1951, Minister for Public Works and Telecommunications 1951-1952. Rcvd: Officer of the Royal Order of Cambodia. m. (first) Samrap Pina. m. (second) (div.) Samrap Suriyakata Subhani [Sokato Souba] [Phlous] (later H.R.H. Princess Naradhama Phlus Burisvara, m. second, 1973, H.R.H. Prince Naradhama Simhahanu Burisvara, and d. (presumed tortured to death by the Khmer Rouge), at Beng Trabek School, ca. April 1976 - see below). m. (third) Samrap Cheng Bo. He d. in Cambodia, 1977, having had issue, four sons and four daughters:
1. Jörg Sisowath. b. at Hamburg, Germany, 30th May 1960, educ. l’Ecole Français, Bangkok, Thailand. Dir Credit Agricole SA. Heritage Adviser Fontenay aux Roses in Isle de France. m. Laurence Dubar Sisowath (b. 5th June 1959), educ. l’Ecole La Croix Blanche, Bondues, and Coll Notre Dame, Reims, France, née Dubar. He has issue, one son:
a. Paul Sisowath. b. at Fontenay-des-Roses, 20th March 1990, educ. l’Institut Notre Dame de Bourg la Reine, l’Ecole Claude Bernard (ECB), l’Ecole Georges Gusdorf, and ESAG Penninghen, Paris, France.
1. Martina Sisowath. b. at Phnom Penh, 15th December 1961, educ. Lycéée Français de Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, Lycéée Notre Dame, Meudon, and ’Ecole d’Architecture de Lille. Employed with Air France. m. ... Chang. She has issue, one son.
2. Yasmin Sisowath. b. at Hamburg, Germany, 20th September 1963. Snr Legal Counsel Internationl Affairs at Saint-Gobain Glass since 2004.
(ii) H.R.H. Prince (Sdach Krum Luang) Sri Svasti Simhahanu Dussadi [Sisowath Sihanouk Doussady]. b. 9th September 1939, as H.E. Prince (Anak Angga Raja Varman) Sisowath Ang Eng Dussady [Kamanh] (s/oSamrap Suriyakata Subhani), educ. Sisowath Coll, and RMA, Phnom Penh. Bombed the palace of Marshal Lon Nol in 1972. Posthunously raised to the title of Sdach Krum Luang Sisowath Sihanouk Doussady with the style of His Royal Highness 7th June 1994. m. (first) (div. 1966), Anak Munang Vissakha (b. 1932; m. second, … Barbology), daughter of Lieutenant-General H.E. Samdach Chakradipati Nhiek Thioulong, sometime Vice-Presdt of the High Council of the Throne and Insp-Gen of the Royal Cambodian Army. m. (second) at Chamcar Mon, Phnom Penh, 17th April 1967 (div. 1970), as her second husband, H.R.H. Princess (Samdach Krum Khun) Naradhama Padma Puspa [Norodom Botoum Bopha] (b. at the Khemerin Palace, Phnom Penh, 18th January 1951; m. third, Captain H.R.H. Prince (Samdach Krum Khun) Simhahanu Suputra [Sihanouk So Photra], and k. April 1976), former wife of H.R.H. Prince Jivandra Muniraksha [Kaleup], fourth daughter of H.M. King Norodom Sihanouk, by his second wife H.R.H. Bangsaramuni. He was k. by the Khmer Rouge, 1976, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
a. H.E. (Brhat Varman) Sri Svasti Yudhana [Yudhana Sisowath]. b. 27th September 2002, educ. Lycée International Xavier, Seoul, Korea.
a. H.E. (Brhat Varman) Sri Svasti Jara Devi [Jarra Devi Su Ah Marie Sisowath]. b. 27th September 2002, educ. Harrow International Sch, Hong Kong. Equestrian.
1. H.E. Princess (Anak Angga Raja Varman) Sri Svasti Deva [Déva Sisowath Giacomini.]. b. 9th September 1961 (d/o Vissakha), educ. Coll de Staël, Paris, Lycée Périer, Marseille, I.E.P. de Paris, and Univ of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Paris, France (dipl DESS International Commerce). Financial Analyst at the Banque de l’Union Européenne 1984-1987, at Yamaichi France 1987-1990, Crédit Suisse First Boston 1990-1991, Corporate Small Caps: International Capital Bourse, and Cyril Finance 1997-2002 and IDMidcaps 2002-2003, and at Avenir Finance Securities 2006-2008, Financial Controller Fondation Notre-Dame since 2008 and Investor Relation Consultant with Financial Dynamics since 2010. m. 1986, Marc Giacomini, of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Counsellor 2000, Head of the International Affairs Service of the French Ministry of the Environment 2003, Dep Dir for Economic Affairs (UN), Acting Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva 2005, Dep Dir Dept of UN & Inernational Organizations. She has issue, two daughters.
(iv) H.E. Prince (Anak Angga Raja Varman) Sri Svasti Visakya [Sisowath Visak] (s/o Sukato Souba).
(i) H.E. Princess (Anak Angga Raja Varman) Aryavati [Sisowath Ayravady alias Chamreun Vang]. b. 27th January 1942 (d/o Sukato Souba). Dep Dir. of the Office of Prince Ranaridh. m. H.E. Ngo Pin (b. 5th January 1941), sometime member of the Royal Government of National Union, Counsellor MOFA, Chief Interpreter, Sec of State for Water Resources & Meteorology. She had issue, a son (d. 1977).
(ii) H.E. Princess (Anak Angga Raja Varman) Ravira [Sisowath Ravinn]. b. 1944 (d/o Sukato Souba). m. and has issue.
(iii) H.E. Princess (Anak Angga Raja Varman) Sri Svasti Jayavami [Sisowath Chhachavam]. b. 1944 (d/o Sukato Souba).
(iv) H.E. Princess (Anak Angga Raja arman) Sri Svasti Ninuvayi [Sisowath Ninou]. b. 1964 (d/o Cheng Bo).
(b) H.H. Prince (AnakAnggaMajas) Sri Svasti Chakarayudha [Sisowath Ang Eng Chakaravuth]. b. 1909, educ. Sisowath Coll., Phnom Penh, and l’Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chassées, Paris, France. He d. from tuberculosis, in France, 1933.
(c) H.H. Prince (Anak Angga Majas) Sri Svasti Yudhi Varman [Sisowath Ang Eng Youtevong]. b. at Udong, 1913, educ. Sisowath Coll, Phnom Penh, Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat, Saigon, St Louis, and Montpelier Univ (Dr Physical Sciences 1941). Delegate to the French Union conference at Hot Springs, USA. Served in French Ministry of Overseas Territories, Presdt Democrat Party of Cambodia 1946-1947, Presdt Council of Ministers and Minister of the Interior 1946-1947. Principal author of the Cambodian Constitution of 1947. m. Samrap Dominique Sri Svasti (b. 1924), née Dominique Lavergne. He d. at Brhat Keth Monlea Hospital, Phnom Penh, 17th July 1947, having had issue, two daughters:
(i) H.E. Princess (AnakAnggaRajaVarman) Sri Svasti Kandara [Sisowath Ang Eng Kantara]. b. 1945. m. Robert Bonacina, of Meudon, France. She had issue, one son and two daughters:
(ii) H.E. Princess (Anak Angga Raja Varman) Sri Svasti Linanda [Sisowath Ang Eng Lenanda]. b. 1946. m. … Franceschi. She had issue, two children.
(a) H.H. Princess (Anak Angga Majas) Puspasiri [Sisowath Ang Eng Bophasy] [Teul]. b. 1902. m. her cousin, H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Raj Ayaku) Naradhama Banu Varman, Prince (Samdach Krum Brhat Angga) Mahasenapati (b. 1871; d. 1934), sometime Prime Minister, twentieth son of H.M. King Norodom I, by his wife, H.M. Queen Khun Brhat Munang Puspa Nuari [Bopha Nuon]. She d. 1957, having had issue, one son – see below.
(b) H.H. Princess (Anak Angga Majas) Sri Svasti Nuni [Sisowath Ang Eng Non]. b. 1906. She d. 1975.
(2) H.H. Prince (Anak Angga Majas) … (s/o a junior wife). He had issue, a son:
(a) H.H. Prince (Anak Angga Majas) Sri Svasti Subira Varman [Sisowath Suphinvong]. He d. after 1967.
i) H.H. Princess (Anak Angga Majas) Dhanamavarman [Thnamvongs]. b. 1844. m. her half-brother, H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Angga Majas) Bhumarindra b. 1842; d. 1909), eldest son of H.R.H. Prince Bhima. She d. 1943, having had issue, – see above.
a) H.R.H. Princess (Brhat Angga Majas) Kesari [Kessarey]. b. 1827. She d.s.p.
b) H.R.H. Princess (Brhat Angga Majas) Samara [Samor] [Sa-Ar]. b. 1831. Styled Chief Queen (Samdach Brhat Angga Mahasuri) Samara Ratna Thida Varamik with the style of Her Majesty 1904-1910. m. as his second wife (div. 1910) H.M. King Sisowath. She d. 1915, having had issue, one son and three daughters – see below.
d) H.R.H. Princess (Brhat Angga Majas) Darakara [Daracar]. b. 1843. Raised to the title of Second Queen (Samdach Brhat Angga Raj Devi) with the style of Her Majesty after her marriage. Later promoted to Chief Queen (Samdach Brhat Angga Mahasuri). m. H.M. King Norodom I. She d. at Udong, 1868, having had issue, one daughter – see below.
5) H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Anak Angga) Duangaya [Nak Ong Duong], who succeeded as H.M. Samdach Brhat Hariraksha Rama Maha Isvara Adipati Sri Suriya Prabana Dharmisa Varadhama Parama Sri Indra Buwana Maha Chakrapatiraja Bikad Senapati Sadidbana Isvara Kambuja Rajanaradha Upadsajati Varavarman Damranga Kambuja Maha Pradita Sarajanakarna Buwana Ravivadhana Adhirajajaka Rama Maha Kamana Radhibadana Narindra Ravisudhi Udama Parama Pavitra [Ang Duong II], King of Cambodia (s/o Ros) – see below.
1) H.R.H. Princess (Samdach Brhat Angga Majas) Madujaya [Méatocchar] Parama Pavitra (d/o Khe), educ. privately. Prom to to the rank of Samdach Brhat Angga Majas 1797. She d.s.p. at Phnom Penh, October 1883.
1797 – 1835 H.M. Brhat Pada Samdach Brhat Rajankariya Brhat Udayarajadhiraja Ramadipati Brhat Sri Suriyapura Parama Surindra Maha Chakrapatiratta Paramanatha Pavitra Sadithpen Isvara Kambujaratta Chau Brhat Jatha Varavarman Damramsa Krung Kambuja Adipati Sri Sudhana Negara Indrapati Kururajapuri Rama Uda Maha Sadhana [Udayaraja IV or Ang Chan II], King of Cambodia. b. at Bangkok, Siam, 1791, eldest son of H.M. Brhat Pada Samdach Sdach Brhat Rajankariya Brhat Narayana Rajadhiraja Ramadipati Sri Suriyapura Parama Surindhara Maha Chakrapatiratta Parama Pavitra Rajadhisriraja Chau Krung Kambuja [Narayana III], King of Cambodia, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 18th November 1797. Reigned under the Regency of Samdach Fa Thalaha Ekka-Mantri Abayibiriya Brhat Krum Phaha [Pok] until his death, in 1806. Crowned at Bangkok, 26th July 1806. His reign witnessed a growing alignment with Vietnam, pursued by the King in opposition to the high-handed dominance of Siam over Cambodian affairs, which gradually led to the king coming under Vietnamese protection. He refused to attend a summons to the funeral of Rama I and to supply troops to fight the Burmese, then requested and obtained a small Vietnamese naval force to protect Udong in 1810. Fled to Saigon when his brother Sngouon rebelled against him and received support from the Siamese, remaining under Vietnamese protection until his return in 1813 when the Siamese withdrew their forces to Battambang. He then established his capital at Phnom Penh, instead of returning to Udong. m. four wives, including (first), at Udong, January 1807, Anak MunangDevi [Tep], regarded as disreputable by the Vietnamese for leaving her family and living with a Siamese official in Battambang, daughter of H.H. Chau Phaya Abhai Pavitra Visesa Sangrama Rama Narindhrapati Abayibiriya Brhat Krum Phaha [Ben], sometime Prime Minister and Governor of Battambang. m. (second) Anak Munang Krachap, elder sister of Pen. m. (third) Anak Munang Yos. m. (fourth) Anak Munang Pen, younger sister of Krachap. He d. of dysentery onboard the Phreah Tineang neavea, anchored at the island of Po-phreah-bat, 7th January 1835, having had issue, four sons and two daughters of Brhat Ong Chau rank by his principal consort (Thongyu), and twelve sons and ten daughters by lesser wives, including:
1) H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Anak Angga) Pukumbuya [Pukombo]. b. 1818. He d. at Udong, a few hours after his birth, but was later impersonated by at least two false pretenders.
1) H.R.H. Princess (Brhat Anak Angga) Pena [Ang Baen] [Ngoc Bien]. b. at Battambang, 27th April 1809 (d/oAnak Munang Devi), educ. privately. Bypassed as successor by the Vietnamese, because of the low regard for her mother and her sympathies for the Siamese. Styled Lu-an-quan by the Vietnamese, May 1835. Imprisoned by them in September 1840. She d. from the effects of torture in Long Ho Province or was drowned in the Mekong River at Vinh-ling, 30th October 1840.
2) H.R.H. Princess (Samdach Brhat Anak Angga) Mei (Khieu) [Ngoc Van], who succeeded as H.M. Queen (Samdach Brhat Maha Rajini) Mei, Queen of Cambodia (d/o Krachap) – see below.
3) H.M. Queen (Samdach Brhat Maha Uparajini) Puyani [Ang Pou] [Ngoc Tu]. b. 1822 (d/o Yos), educ. privately. Styled Thau-trung-quan-quan by the Vietnamese, May 1835. Appointed as Heir Apparent by her sister and invested with the title of SamdachBrhatMahaUparajini, 1844. m. in Cochin-China, 1842, H.M. Samdach Brhat Sri Jaya Jatha Maha Uparaja Imaya (b. at Bangkok, 1794; d. during the civil war, at Chaodoc, Annam, 1845), third son of H.M. Brhat Pada Samdach Sdach Brhat Rajankariya Brhat Narayana Rajadhiraja Ramadipati Sri Suriyapura Parama Surindhara Maha Chakrapatiratta Parama Pavitra Rajadhisriraja Chau Krung Kambuja [Narayana II], King of Cambodia, by his fourth wife, Anak Munang Ratna. She d. after 1878 – see below.
4) H.R.H. Princess (Samdach Brhat Keo Fa) Sangavani [Ang Snguon] [Ngoc Nguyen]. b. 1829 (d/o Pen), educ. privately. Appointed Samdach Brhat Keo Fa by the Vietnamese faction at court, 9th January 1835. Styled Tap-ninh-quan-quan by the Vietnamese. m. (first) 1842, H.R.H. Prince (Brhat Anak Angga Majas) Bhima (b. in Siam, 1825; d. at Bangkok, 1855), eldest son of H.M. Samdach Brhat Sri Jaya Jatha Maha Uparaja Imaya. She had issue, one son and one daughter – see above. m. (second) after 1855, H.M. Brhat Raja Samdach Brhat Hariraksha Rama Suriya Maha Isvara Adipati [Ang Duong II], King of Cambodia. She d. after 1875 – see below.
1835 – [1874] H.M. Queen (Samdach Brhat Maha Rajini) Mei, Queen of Cambodia*. b. 1815, second daughter of H.M. Brhat Pada Samdach Brhat Rajankariya Brhat Udayarajadhiraja Ramadipati Brhat Sri Suriyapura Parama Surindra Maha Chakrapatiratta Paramanatha Pavitra Sadithpen Isvara Kambujaratta Chau Brhat Jatha Varavarman Damramsa Krung Kambuja Adipati Sri Sudhana Negara Indrapati Kururajapuri Rama Uda Maha Sadhana [Udayaraja IV or Ang Chan II], King of Cambodia, by his second wife, Anak Munang Krachap, educ. privately. Proclaimed on the death of her father by the Vietnamese faction at court 9th January 1835 and invested with the title of My-lam-Quan-Chua and the name of Ba-cong-chua by the Vietnamese Emperor. Ordered to reside within Vietnamese territory, together with most of the Cambodian Royal Family. Allowed to return to Phnom Penh with her surviving sisters, April 1841. Crowned as Queen, at Phnom Penh, 1844. Negotiations between the Vietnamese and Siamese to end the Cambodian empasse concluded in an agreement whereby the two candidates, Mei and Ang Douong, were both recognised as joint sovereigns under the protection of their respective parties. Crowned at a symultanesous ceremony under the joint auspices of Vietnam and Siam, at Phnom Penh, 7th March 1848. She d.s.p. unm. in an accident at Udong, late December 1874 (bur. there but cremated at Phnom Penh in 1884).
* There is much confusion in the Cambodian official sources about this ruler. Although styled “Queen” in most of the Cambodian and French literature, the titles of Quan-Chua and Cong-Chua indicate a much lower status, that of provincial duchess or princess. Approximately, three ranks lower than Queen Regnant in the Vietnamese hierarchy of titles. Despite the clarity of the 1848 agreement on joint sovereignty and the fact of the simultaneous coronations in Bangkok and Phnom Penh, Cambodian sources only mention Ang Doung’s installation, they do not refer to Mei after this date. Some later Cambodian historians and popular writers do not even mention her at all, preferring to describe her period as ruler (la périod calamiteuse) merely as a time when the country was occupied by the Vietnamese as a colony. She is unfairly blamed for Vietnamese intervention, when in fact that process had been deliberately begun by her father, in an attempt to wield his country away from Siamese domination. Jean Moura found her still alive in 1874, “very old and mad”, living ‘almost alone in the farthest corner of the old capital’ and ‘long since removed from power and the world’, yet remembered with affection and devotion by many of the ladies who had served at her court.
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