| Paripatra Sukhumbhand | |
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| Prince of Siam , Prince of Nakorn Sawan | |
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| 10 sons and daughters | |
| Full name | |
| HRH Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand , Prince of Nakorn Sawan | |
| Father | King Chulalongkorn |
| Mother | Queen Sukhumala Marasrii |
| Born | 29 June 1881 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Died | 18 January 1944 Bandung, Indonesia |
Prince Paripatra Sukhumbhand, Prince of Nakhon Sawan (Thai: สมเด็จพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ เจ้าฟ้าบริพัตรสุขุมพันธุ์ กรมพระนครสวรรค์วรพินิต) was a highly influential Thai military officer and government minister in the early 20th century during the last years of the absolute monarchy. He served as Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Army, Commander of the Royal Thai Navy, Naval Minister, Army Minister, Defense Minister, Interior Minister, and as a Privy Counsellor to both King Vajiravudh and King Prajadhipok.
. After the 1932 coup that ended the absolute monarchy in Siam, he was exiled from the kingdom to Bandung, Indonesia, which was then under the Dutch administration. During World War II he cooperated with Plaek Pibulsonggram. He died in 1944 while in exile, in Japanese-controlled Indonesia.
A half-brother to two Thai kings, Prince Paripatra fathered eight children by his royal wife, Mom Chao (HSH Princess) Prasongsom Paripatra (Chaiyan). Two were sons, but only one, Chombhot Paripatra, lived to adulthood. Prince Paripatra also had a son with a commoner wife, Mom Somphan Paripatra na Ayudhaya (Palakawong), Prince Sukhumabhinanda - father of Mom Ratchawong Sukhumbhand Paripatra, the current governor of Bangkok.
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