Somanass Waddhanawathy

Somanass Waddhanawathy^[1][2][3] (Thai: โสมนัสวัฒนาวดี; Thai pronunciation: [sǒː.má(ʔ).nát.wát.tʰà(ʔ).nāː.wá(ʔ).diː]; RTGS: Somanat Watthanawadi; 1834–1852) was the first consort of Mongkut, the King of Siam, and the queen consort, though for only nine months.

Somanass Waddhanawathy โสมนัสวัฒนาวดี
Queen consort of Siam
Tenure	2 April 1851 – 10 October 1852
Born	Princess Somanass (1834-12-21)21 December 1834 Bangkok, Siam
Died	10 October 1852(1852-10-10) (aged 17) Bangkok, Siam
Spouse	Mongkut (Rama IV)
Issue	Prince Somanass
Posthumous name Somdet Phra Nang Chao Somanass Waddhanawathy
House	Chakri dynasty
Father	Prince Lakkhananukhun
Mother	Ngiu Suvarnadat
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Life

Princess Somanass was a daughter of Prince Lakkhananukhun (son of Nangklao) and Ngiu Suvarnadat. Since her father, as a son of the king and of a royal concubine, was Phra Ong Chao (second-rank prince), Somanass was destined to be Mom Chao (third-rank princess). However, King Nangklao (Rama III) who was her grandfather, specially granted her the title of Phra Ong Chao (second-rank princess).

In 1851, upon his coronation, Mongkut married Princess Somanass, making her the queen. In 1852, she gave birth to a prince, Somdet Chaofa Somanass, but he died shortly after he was born, Queen Somanass herself died two months later.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Somanass Waddhanawathy[4][5]
16. Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) 8. Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (Rama II) 17. Amarindra 4. Nangklao (Rama III) 18. Lord Nonthaburisrimahauthayan (Bunchan) 9. Princess Sri Sulalai 19. Pheng 2. Prince Lakkhananukhun 10. Muang 5. Bang 11. 1. Somanass Waddhanawathy 6. Thongsuk Suvarnadat 3. Ngiu Suvarnadat 7. Thongchan Suvarnadat