Raphi Phatthanasak

Prince Raphi Phatthanasak, Prince of Ratchaburi (Thai: รพีพัฒนศักดิ์; RTGS: Raphi Phatthanasak), (21 October 1874– 7 August 1920) was a son of king Chulalongkorn and Chao Chom manda Talab. He had one full sister, Princess Ajrabarni Rajkanya.[1]

Raphi Phatthanasak
Prince of Ratchaburi
Born(1874-10-21)21 October 1874
Grand Palace
Bangkok, Siam
Died7 August 1920(1920-08-07) (aged 45)
Paris, France
SpousePrincess Orabhatra Prabai
Mom On Rabibadhana Na Ayudhya
Mom Duaeng Rabibadhana
Mom Rajawongse Sa-ang Pramoj
Issue13 sons and daughters
Full name
His Royal Highness
Prince Rabibadhanasakdi
HouseRabhibhat family (Chakri Dynasty)
FatherChulalongkorn (Rama V)
MotherChao Chom Manda Talab

The key figure in Thai legal reform, he graduated from Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. In 1897 he set up the first law school in Thailand. He also reorganized the Thai court system under the 1908 Law on Organization.[2] In 1892, the Ministry of Justice was established and as its Head Minister, Prince Raphi was appointed to unify the judiciary.[3]

Prince Raphi died in Paris on 7 August 1920 at 21:00. He died of prostate cancer and kidney complications at the age of 45 years, 9 months, 17 days. King Rama VI asked the Siamese ambassador to France to organize a royal cremation ceremony in Paris, in accordance with Prince Raphi's wishes. After that, Prince Kaiseang-raphi Rabhibhat came to pick up and summon the Royal Regiment of Prince Raphi Phatthanasak to Thailand on 1 December 1920.[4][5]

Ancestry
Ancestor of Raphi Phatthanasak
Raphi Phatthanasak Father:
Chulalongkorn, King Rama V of Siam		 Paternal Grandfather:
Mongkut, King Rama IV of Siam		 Paternal Great-grandfather:
Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, King Rama II of Siam
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Queen Sri Suriyendra
Paternal Grandmother:
Queen Debsirindra		 Paternal Great-grandfather:
Prince Sirivongse, the Prince Matayabidaksa
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Mom Noi Sirivongs na Ayudhya
Mother:
Chao Chom Manda Talab Ketutat		 Maternal Grandfather:
Phraya Viangnai Narubal
(Rhung Ketutat)		 Maternal Great-grandfather:
Phraya Bejra Bijaya
(Noo Ketutat)
Maternal Great-grandmother:
unknown
Maternal Grandmother:
unknown		 Maternal Great-grandfother:
unknown
Maternal Great-grandmother:
unknown

References
  1. https://www.coj.go.th/th/day/rapee/rapee.html
  2. Loos, Tamara (2006). Subject Siam: Family, Law, and Colonial Modernity in Thailand. Cornell: Cornell University Press.
  3. https://guru.sanook.com/4300/
  4. https://www.silpa-mag.com/this-day-in-history/article_21529
  5. https://www.the101.world/history-of-prince-rapee/


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