Athittayawong

Athittayawong
อาทิตยวงศ์
King of Ayutthaya
King of Siam
Reign36 days in 1629
PredecessorChetthathirat
SuccessorPrasat Thong
Born1618
Died1635 (aged 17)
Wat Khok Phraya, Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya Kingdom
Names
Athittayawong
HouseSukhothai Dynasty
FatherSongtham

Athittayawong[1] (Thai: อาทิตยวงศ์, Ādityavaṅśa; born 1618) was the shortest-reigning monarch of Ayutthaya, only for 36 days in 1629 and the last king of the Sukhothai dynasty.[2]: 55 

Prince Athitayawong was the son of King Songtham and his principal wife. His elder brother, King Chetthathirat and his mother were executed in 1629 after Okya Siworawong (Thai: ออกญาศรีวรวงศ์) or Phraya Siworawong staged a coup.

  1. ^ The Royal Institute. List of monarchs Ayutthaya Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. (in Thai)
  2. ^ Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited