Ananda Mahidol

Ananda Mahidol (Thai: พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาอานันทมหิดล; RTGS: Ananthamahidon; 20 September 1925 – 9 June 1946), posthumous reigning title Phra Athamaramathibodin (Thai: พระอัฐมรามาธิบดินทร), was the eighth monarch of Siam from the Chakri dynasty as Rama VIII. Ananda was born in Heidelburg, Baden, in the Weimar Republic and died on June 9, 1946 at the Boromphiman Throne Hall at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, aged 20. He was believed to have either committed suicide or may have been assassinated.

Ananda Mahidol
King Rama VIII
King Ananda Mahidol in 1946
King of Siam
Reign	2 March 1935 – 9 June 1946
Predecessor	Prajadhipok (Rama VII)
Successor	Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)
Regent	Regency Council (1935–1944) Pridi Banomyong (1944–1945)
Prime Ministers	See list Phot Phahonyothin Plaek Pibulsonggram Khuang Abhaiwongse Tawee Boonyaket Seni Pramoj Pridi Banomyong
Born	(1925-09-20)20 September 1925 Heidelberg, Baden, Weimar Republic
Died	9 June 1946(1946-06-09) (aged 20) Boromphiman Throne Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
House	Mahidol (Chakri Dynasty)
Father	Mahidol Adulyadej
Mother	Srinagarindra
Religion	Buddhism
Signature

Ananda Mahidol
Privy Seal
Thai name
Thai	อานันทมหิดล
RTGS	Ananthamahidon

References

Bibliography

• Chachavalpongpun, Pavin (2021). Love and Death of King Ananda Mahidol of Thailand. Springer Singapore. ISBN 978-981-16-5288-2.

Other websites

• Bowring, Philip (10 February 2005). "The Revolutionary King". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 August 2007.
• Newspaper clippings about Ananda Mahidol in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Ananda Mahidol Chakri Dynasty Born: 20 September 1925 Died: 9 June 1946
Regnal titles
Preceded by Prajadhipok	King of Siam 1935–1939	Country name changed to "Thailand"
New title Siam became "Thailand"	King of Thailand 1939–1946	Succeeded by Bhumibol Adulyadej