Kraisee

Kraisee ไกรสีห์
King Rama VII
Siamese Emperor King of Siam
Tenure	22 February 1930 - Present
Coronation	1 April 1930
Predecessor	Vajirunhis (Rama VI)
Born	(1902-10-11)11 October 1902 Sandringham House, Norfolk, England
Spouse	Jirattikarn Gason (m. 1929)
House	Chakri Dynasty
Father	Vajirunhis (Rama VI)
Mother	Nidnoi Pornpipatpong
Religion	Buddhism

Kraisee (Thai: ไกรสีห์; RTGS: Kirsih; born 11 October 1902) is the current Siamese Emperor and King of Siam. As the seventh monarch of the Chakri Dynasty of Siam, he is also styled as Rama VII. As the only son of King Vajirunhis, he was instantly made crown princ by his father. Following his father's death on February 22nd, 1930, Kraisee ascended to both the thrones of Siamese Emperor and King of Siam.

An Eton graduate, Kraisee has mostly pursued liberal reforms in his first year as monarch of Siam, ranging from both administrative to social aspects. In 1929, he married Princess Jirattikarn Gason, a distant cousin in the Chakri Dynasty.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Kraisee
8. (=8.) Mongkut 4. Chulalongkorn 9. Debsirindra 2. Vajirunhis 10. (=10.) Mongkut 5. Saovabha Phongsri 11. Piam Sucharitakul 1. Kraisee 12. Kittisak Pornpipatpong 6. Konthorn Pornpipatpong 13. Neung Pornpipatpong 3. Nidnoi Pornpipatpong 14. Kwanjai Pornpipatpong 7. Phatchara Pornpipatpong 15. Phayao Pornpipatpong