Vajirunhis

Vajirunhis
Crown Prince of Siam

Crown Prince of Siam
Tenure	14 January 1886 – 4 January 1895

House	House of Chakri
Father	Chulalongkorn
Mother	Savang Vadhana.
Born	(1878-06-27)27 June 1878 Grand Palace, Bangkok, Siam
Died	4 January 1895(1895-01-04) (aged 16) Bangkok, Siam

Maha Vajirunhis, Crown Prince of Siam (Thai: มหาวชิรุณหิศ; rtgs: Maha Wachirunnahit; 27 June 1878 – 4 January 1895) was the first Crown Prince of the Chakri Dynasty. He was the first son of King Chulalongkorn and Queen Savang Vadhana.

Maha Vajirunhis with his father King Chulalongkorn in court dress at the Grand Palace

In 1886, after the death of the last Vice King Bovorn Vichaichan, King Chulalongkorn chose not to appoint one of his brothers as a new Vice King, but instead appointed his eldest son as the Crown Prince of Siam. On 14 January 1886 he was officially introduced to his position with the title of Sayam Makutrajakuman or Crown Prince of Siam. A bright and handsome child the Prince died unexpectedly of typhoid fever at age 16, long before he could reach the throne. King Chulalongkorn's second son, Prince Vajiravudh was then named crown prince, and succeeded him as Rama VI in 1910.

The King built the Prince his own Palace, nicknamed Windsor Palace, the European style palace was demolished after his death, the site is currently the National Stadium of Thailand.

Private interests

Prince Vajirunhis seems to interest in liberal arts. He likes recording daily diary that given by father when he was 5 years old. He also versed many poems. Below poem is one of them, for his father, on 25 October 1888.