| Sunandha Kumariratana | |
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| Princess Consort of Thailand | |
| Spouse | Chulalongkorn (Rama V) |
| Issue | |
| Princess Kannabhorn Bejaratana | |
| Full name | |
| Sunandha Kumariratana | |
| House | Chakri Dynasty |
| Father | Mongkut (Rama IV) |
| Mother | Princess Consort Piam |
| Born | 10 November 1860 Bangkok, Siam |
| Died | 31 May 1880 (aged 19) Bang Pa In River, Siam |
Queen Sunandha Kumariratana (Thai:สุนันทากุมารีรัตน์ ;RTGS: —Sunantha Kumarirat—, 10 November 1860 - 31 May 1880) was a daughter of King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Princess Consort Piam. Her given name is Princess Sunandha Kumariratana (พระองค์เจ้าสุนันทากุมารีรัตน์). She was a half-sister and the first queen consort (พระบรมราชเทวี) and one of four queens of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), two of which were her full-sibling younger sisters, Queen Savang Vadhana and Queen Saovabha Bhongsi.
The queen and her daughter drowned when the royal boat capsized while on the way to the Bang Pa-In Royal Palace (Summer palace). Despite the presence of many onlookers, they were forbidden on pain of death to touch the queen - not even to save her life.[1] The grief-stricken Chulalongkorn later erected a memorial to her and his unborn son at the Bang Pa-In Palace.
| The Four Consorts of King Chulalongkorn |
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| Sunandha |
| Sukumalmarsri |
| Savang Vadhana |
| Saovabha |
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