Succession to the Thai throne

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The Thai Royal Succession is the arrangement of the names of the royal family and individuals in the line of succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Thailand. The succession to the throne is stipulated by the 1924 Palace Law of Succession and, after the Revolution in 1932, has been endorsed by every version of the Constitution of Thailand.

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Previously, in the early Rattanakosin Kingdom, in cases where the King did not establish the Krom Phra Ratchawang Bowon Sathan Mongkhon, the royal succession system called "Anekchonnikorn Samosorn Sommut" was used, which was the resolution of a joint meeting of ministerial officials and high-ranking royal family members to select a member of the royal family who was suitable in terms of age and qualifications to ascend to the throne as the new King. Before it was abolished during the reign of King Chulalongkorn in 1886 and the position was changed to the position of Crown Prince. [1] And since 1924, King Vajiravudh has enacted the Palace Law of Succession to certify the above-mentioned Crown Prince positions and to clearly lay down the entire line of succession to the throne.

Rights

The right to succession to the throne is in accordance with the 1924 Palace Law of Succession, which arranges the order of succession according to the rights of the eldest royal son, the status of the mother, and emphasizes only males.

A person will be in this line of succession only if all of the following conditions are met:

Lines of succession

The Palace Law specifies those who have the right to the throne as follows:

In the Constitution of Thailand (in this case, the current version, which is the 2017 version), the succession to the throne after the throne is vacant is specified in Article 21 in both cases, in 2 paragraphs, as follows:

References

  1. ""อเนกชนนิกรสโมสรสมมติ" คติสืบสันตติวงศ์กรุงรัตนโกสินทร์ คืออะไร มีกษัตริย์องค์ใดบ้าง?" [What is the “Anekchonnikorn Samosorn Sommut” concept of the Rattanakosin Dynasty succession Which kings were there?]. ศิลปวัฒนธรรม. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 อนันทนาธร, กษิดิศ (4 August 2020). "การสืบราชสันตติวงศ์โดยราชสกุล "มหิดล"" [Succession to the throne by the Mahidol royal family]. 101.world. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. "กฎมนเทียรบาล โดย สมหมาย จันทร์เรือง" [The Palace Law by Sommai Chanruang]. Matichon . 21 December 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2024.