Bhanurangsi Savangwongse

Bhanurangsi Savangwongse
Prince of Siam
The Prince Banubandhu Vongsevoradej
HRH Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse
Full name
HRH Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse, The Prince Banubandhu Vongvoradej
Father King Mongkut
Mother Queen Debsirindra.
Born 11 January 1859(1859-01-11)
Bangkok, Thailand
Died 13 June 1928(1928-06-13) (aged 68)
Bangkok, Thailand

Field Marshal Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse, The Prince Banubandhu Vongsevoradej (11 January 1859 – 13 June 1928) (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ เจ้าฟ้าภาณุรังษีสว่างวงศ์ กรมพระยาภาณุพันธุวงศ์วรเดช) was a son of HM King Mongkut of Siam and HM Queen Debsirindra.

Although the Prince held a number of posts in the government of his elder brother, King Chulalongkorn, including the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Siamese Army, he is best remembered as the founder of the Thai postal service.

His most famous son is the Formula One racer, Prince Birabongse Bhanutej Bhanubandh, better known as Prince Bira.