House of Sisowath

Summary

The House of Sisowath (Khmer: រាជវង្សស៊ីសុវត្ថិ, UNGEGN: Réachôvôngs Sisŏvôtthĕ, ALA-LC: Rājavangs S″īsuvatthi [riəceaʔʋɔŋ siːsoʋat]; lit.'Sisowath dynasty') is one of the two royal houses of Cambodia, alongside its counterpart, the House of Norodom. Both it and its sister house have a claim to the throne as descendants of King Ang Duong. Its members are the descendants of King Sisowath who reigned from 1904 to 1927. It was the ruling royal house from 1904 to 1941. It has produced three monarchs of Cambodia, and five prime ministers.

House of Sisowath
រាជវង្សស៊ីសុវត្ថិ
Country Cambodia
Founded27 April 1904; 119 years ago (1904-04-27)
FounderSisowath
Current headCurrently inactive
Final rulerSisowath Kossamak[a]
Titles
MembersList

Family tree edit

  • Sisowath I (1840–1927)
    • Sisowath Essaravong (1858–1906)
      • Sisowath Yubhiphan (1877–1967)
      • Sisowath Rathary (1878–1946)
        • Sisowath Phineary
        • Sisowath Sorikanrattana
        • Sisowath Sirik Matak (1914–75)
          • Sisowath Chariya (born 1940)
            • Sisowath Charidy (born 1974)
              • Sisowath Rattana Tevi (born 2002)
              • Sisowath Kethana Devi (born 2007)
          • Sisowath Sirirath (born 1946)
        • Sisowath Methavy (1922–78)
          • Sisowath Thomico (born 1952)
        • Sisowath Essaro (1924–2004)
          • Sisowath Tesso
        • Sisowath Vitouriya (1927–78)
        • Sisowath Thonnika (1929–75)
        • Sisowath Virota (1932–75)
        • Sisowath Chuttima (1935–75)
      • Sisowath Sisura (1879–1927) married Sisowath Darameth
      • Sisowath Chattivong (1887–1954)
    • Sisowath Duong Madhura (1863–)
    • Sisowath Monivong (1875–1941) married Norodom Kanviman Norleak Tevi (1876–1912)
      • Sisowath Monireth (1909–1975)
      • Sisowath Monipong (1912–1956)
        • Sisowath Samyl Monipong (1941)
        • Sisowath Pongsyria (1942–75)
        • Sisowath Lysa (1942–75)
        • Sisowath Monisisowath (1943–75)
        • Sisowath Moniringsy (1943)
        • Sisowath Sovethvong (1945–94)
        • Sisowath Pongneary (1947)
        • Sisowath Monisophea (1949–75)
        • Sisowath Duong Daravong (1950–74)
        • Sisowath Reymoni (1952–75)
        • Sisowath Siviman (1953–75)
        • Sylvia Sisowath (1954–75)
        • Sisowath Ponnirath (1956–75)
      • Sisowath Kossamak (1904–75) married Norodom Suramarit
  • Sisowath Chamraengvongs (1870–1916) married Sisowath Yubhiphan
  • Sisowath Watchayavong (1891–1972)
  • Sisowath Duong Lakheana
    • Sisowath Darameth
  • Sisowath Narith (born 1964)
    • Richard Sisowath Chhorothavong (born 1988)
    • Jessica Darleya Sisowath (born 1992)
    • Sisowath Noryvong Nikko (born 1992)
    • Sisowath Narita (born 1996)
    • Sisowath Chakrey Viraktep (born 1997)
  • Sisowath Yeun Vong (1918-2008)

List of Sisowath monarchs edit

Portrait Name Reign
From To Duration
  Sisowath
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ
(b. 1840 – d. 1927)
27 April 1904 9 August 1927 23 years, 104 days
  Sisowath Monivong
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស
(b. 1875 – d. 1941)
9 August 1927 23 April 1941 13 years, 257 days
  Sisowath Kossamak
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ
(b. 1904 – d. 1975)
[b]
20 June 1960 9 October 1970 10 years, 111 days

List of Sisowath consorts edit

Portrait Name Reign
From To Duration
  Sisowath Kossamak
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ
(b. 1904 – d. 1975)
3 March 1955 3 April 1960 5 years, 31 days

List of Sisowath prime ministers edit

Portrait Name In office Party
From To Duration
  Sisowath Monireth
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីរ៉េត
(b. 1909 – d. 1975)
17 October 1945 15 December 1946 1 year, 59 days Independent
  Sisowath Youtevong
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស
(b. 1913 – d. 1947)
15 December 1946 17 July 1947 214 days Democratic
  Sisowath Watchayavong
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ វឌ្ឍឆាយាវង្ស
(b. 1891 – d. 1972)
25 July 1947 20 February 1948 210 days Democratic
  Sisowath Monipong
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីពង្ស
(b. 1912 – d. 1956)
30 May 1950 3 March 1951 277 days Independent
  Sisowath Sirik Matak
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ សិរិមតៈ
(b. 1914 – d. 1975)
11 March 1971 18 March 1972 1 year, 7 days FANK
(ANK)

Notes edit

  1. ^ After the death of King Norodom Suramarit, his consort Queen Sisowath Kossamak served as monarch for ceremonial purposes only (as a "symbol, incarnation, and representative" of the dynasty), while the powers of head of state were delegated to her son Norodom Sihanouk, who was appointed "Chief of State" whose powers equal that of a monarch.[1][2]
  2. ^ After the death of King Norodom Suramarit, his consort Queen Sisowath Kossamak served as monarch for ceremonial purposes only (as a "symbol, incarnation, and representative" of the dynasty), while the powers of head of state were delegated to her son Norodom Sihanouk, who was appointed "Chief of State" whose powers equal that of a monarch.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Cambodian Queen is Dead in Peking". The New York Times. 28 April 1975. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ Chandler, David (2018-05-04). A History of Cambodia (4th ed.). Routledge. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-429-96406-0. In 1960 Sihanouk's father, King Suramarit, died. After a series of maneuvers, Sihanouk had himself named Cambodia's chief of state with his mother, Queen Kossamak, continuing to serve as a monarch for ceremonial purposes.
  3. ^ "Cambodian Queen is Dead in Peking". The New York Times. 28 April 1975. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ Chandler, David (2018-05-04). A History of Cambodia (4th ed.). Routledge. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-429-96406-0. In 1960 Sihanouk's father, King Suramarit, died. After a series of maneuvers, Sihanouk had himself named Cambodia's chief of state with his mother, Queen Kossamak, continuing to serve as a monarch for ceremonial purposes.