Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu
| Vice Admiral Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu อองเดร ดู เปลซี เดอ ริเชอลิเออ | |
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 Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu in 1903 | |
| Commander of the Navy Department | |
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In office 16 January 1900 – 29 January 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Prachak Silapakhom |
| Succeeded by | Bhanurangsi Savangwongse |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 February 1852 Denmark |
| Died |
25 March 1932 (aged 80) Hørsholm, Denmark |
| Spouse(s) | Dagmar Lousie Lerche |
| Profession |
Navy officer Businessman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Royal Siamese Navy |
| Rank |
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Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu (24 February 1852 - 25 March 1932) was a Danish naval officer and businessman who became a Siamese admiral and minister of the navy. He was granted the Thai noble title Phraya Chonlayutthayothin (Thai: พระยาชลยุทธโยธินทร์).[1]
He commanded Siamese gunboats in the Paknam Incident of July 13, 1893, that ended the Franco-Siamese War, and went on to become the first and only foreign-born commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy, from 16 January 1900 to 29 January 1901.[2]
He returned to Denmark in 1902, suffering from malaria.[1] He died at Kokkedal House in Hørsholm and is buried at Holmens Cemetery in Copenhagen.
Honours and awards
- from Denmark
- Chamberlain and Knight Grand Cross of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog
- from Siam
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Knight Grand Cross of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant -
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Knight Commander of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Siam -
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Knight Grand Commander of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao -
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Dushdi Mala - Medal for Distinguished Services in Military Affair -
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Chakra Mala Medal - Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct -
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King Chulalongkorn's Royal Cypher Medal, first class (1901)[3]
- from other countries
- Legion of Honour (France)
- Order of the Redeemer (Greece)
- Order of the Crown of Italy
- Order of the Crown (Prussia)
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia)
- Order of the Sword (Sweden)
- Order of the Medjidieh (Ottoman Empire)
- Order of Franz Joseph (Austria-Hungary).
References
- 1 2 Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu: The Admiral Who Went Ashore Archived March 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Royal Thai Navy. นายพลเรือโท พระยาชลยุทธโยธินทร์ [Vice Admiral Phraya Cholayuthyothin] (in Thai). Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ↑ พระราชทานเหรียญรัตนาภรณ์ ฝ่ายหน้า และฝ่ายใน
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