Succession Law
| Monarchs of the Chakri Dynasty |
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| Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (King Rama I) |
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| Buddha Loetla Nabhalai (King Rama II) |
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| Jessadabodindra (King Rama III) |
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| Mongkut (King Rama IV) |
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| Chulalongkorn (King Rama V) |
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| Vajiravudh (King Rama VI) |
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| Prajadhipok (King Rama VII) |
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| Ananda Mahidol (King Rama VIII) |
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| Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX) |
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In 1924, Vajiravudh promulgated his Law of Succession - which has since become the code for successions of Chakri dynasty till today. According to the law, the throne would be passed to the king's sons and grandsons. However, in the case of Vajiravudh who had no sons, the throne would passed to his eldest true brother, that is, a brother who shared the same mother as his - Queen Saovabha. The law gave priority to the descendants of the princes born to Queen Saovabha, then to Queen Savang Vadhana, and then to Queen Sukumalmarsri. The law also forbade princes whose mother was foreign from the throne. This referred to his companion Prince Chakrabongse who had married a Russian woman and his son Prince Chula Chakrabongse was therefore barred from the throne.
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