Sujet
A Possible Crown Prince of Siam; Prince Thoonkramom, 1895. Creator: Unknown.
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A Possible Crown Prince of Siam; Prince Thoonkramom, 1895. 'The late Crown Prince Maha Vajirunhis was the son of the present King Chulalongkorn and his half-sister Queen Swarug Vadhana. He was born on June 27, 1878, and was in every way a very promising boy. The King married three sisters, daughters of his father, but half-sisters to him. The eldest of these was Queen, and when she and her only son died the second sister became Queen, and her eldest son Crown Prince. She has, besides, two other sons by the King, the eldest twelve years of age, and the other four. Either of these is eligible to be nominated Crown Prince. The eldest son of the third sister, who holds the rank of Princess, not of Queen, is Prince Thoonkramom, who, by a fiction which may be a survival of classificatory marriage, is regarded as whole brother to the sons of the Queen, because his and their mothers are sisters. Being older than the Queen's son, he has, therefore, a good chance of being nominated. He is now just fourteen years of age, and has been in England about a year. It is intended that, after a few years' private tuition, he shall eventually go to Christ Church and take his B.A. degree before returning to Siam'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.
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HRM26A07_239
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10,2Mo (935,4Ko) / 13,2cm x 19,4cm / 1555 x 2288 (300dpi)