Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi

Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi
Maharani of Travancore; Attingal Mootha Thampuran
Reign(1985–2008 Titular Maharani)
PredecessorSethu Lakshmi Bayi
SuccessorUthram Thirunal Lalaithamba Bhai (2008 June to November 2008 ) Karthika Thirunal Indira Bai (2008 November to 2017 July ) current ; Bharani Thirunal Rukmini Bayi
Born(1916-09-17)17 September 1916
Travancore
Died8 June 2008(2008-06-08) (aged 91)
Thiruvananthapuram
Spouse
(m. 1934; died 1971)
Issue
Names
Sree Padmanabhasevini Vanchidarma Vardhini Raja Rajeshwari Maharani Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi, Attingal Mootha Thampuran and the Maharani of Travancore
House
FatherPooram Nal Ravi Varma of Kilimanur Palace
MotherAmma Maharani Moolam Thirunal Sethu Parvathi Bayi
ReligionHinduism

Maharani Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi (1916-2008) was the only sister of the last ruling Maharajah of Travancore, Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma and of his successor, Sree Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma. Under the matrilineal Marumakkathayam system of inheritance prevalent in the kingdom of Travancore, it was her children who were heirs to the throne. She therefore held a very special place in the Travancore court, superior to the Maharaja's wives, and was termed the Rani of Attingal in her own right. In 2013, her only surviving son duly succeeded his uncles as titular Maharaja of Travancore and is known as Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma.