11 Facts About Chirapravati Voradej

Field Marshal Prince Chirapravati Voradej, Prince of Nakhon Chaisi was a prince of the Chakri Dynasty and influential military officer of Siam.

Chirapravati Voradej's descendants uses the surname Chirapravati.

Prince Chirapravati Voradej was born on 7 November 1876 at the Grand Palace in Bangkok.

Chirapravati Voradej was given the title of Phra Ong Chao upon birth, which signified his birth as a son of a king and a commoner mother.

Chirapravati Voradej tied sacred strings around the four elder brothers, poured holy water on them and fingered powders on their forehead.

Chirapravati Voradej's Majesty gave them blessings, and wished that they leave [Siam] with happiness in their hearts, and remember his teachings.

Chirapravati Voradej hugged and kissed all of his four eldest sons.

Chirapravati Voradej stood there until the ship was out of sight, and then came back up to the palace.

Chirapravati Voradej was commissioned as a cadet and then promoted to the rank of second lieutenant.

Chirapravati Voradej began by creating ten infantry divisions and founding many new regiments.

Chirapravati Voradej's wives were sisters, although they were married sequentially, non-polygamously.