Vajiralongkorn
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Vajiralongkorn[lower-alpha 3] (born 28 July 1952) is King of Thailand. He is the tenth monarch of Thailand from the Chakri dynasty, styled as Rama X.
Vajiralongkorn วชิราลงกรณ | |||||
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King Rama X | |||||
King of Thailand | |||||
Reign | 13 October 2016 – present[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
Coronation | 4 May 2019 | ||||
Predecessor | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) | ||||
Heir presumptive | Dipangkorn Rasmijoti[3] | ||||
Born | (1952-07-28) 28 July 1952 (age 71) Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, Dusit Palace, Bangkok, Thailand | ||||
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House | Mahidol (Chakri dynasty)[lower-alpha 2] | ||||
Father | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) | ||||
Mother | Sirikit Kitiyakara | ||||
Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
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The only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, he was made crown prince by his father in 1972, at the age of 20. After his father's death on 13 October 2016, he was expected to ascend to the throne of Thailand but asked for time to mourn before taking the throne.[4] He accepted the throne on the night of 1 December 2016. His coronation took place from 4–6 May 2019.[5] The Thai government retroactively declared his reign to have begun on 13 October 2016, upon his father's death.[6] Aged 64 at that time, Vajiralongkorn became the oldest Thai monarch to ascend to the throne.[7] He is the wealthiest monarch in the world,[8] with a net worth estimated to be between US$30 billion[9] and US$70 billion.[10]