Kateryna Desnytska

Kateryna Desnytska
Kateryna Desnytska aged 14, 1900
Born
Katerina Ivanovna Desnitskaya

(1886-04-27)27 April 1886
Died3 January 1960(1960-01-03) (aged 73)
Paris, France
Other namesKaterin Na Phitsanulok
Spouse
(m. 1906; div. 1919)
ChildrenChula Chakrabongse
Parents
  • Ivan Desnitsky (father)
  • Maria Khizhnyakova (mother)

Kateryna Desnytska, Duchess of Phitsanulok (Ukrainian: Катерина Десницька; Thai: คัทริน เดสนิตสกี สโตน; 27 April 1886 – 3 January 1960) was a Ukrainian-born nurse who became a princess as wife of the Siamese prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath. She was a participant in the Russo-Japanese War and was awarded the Cross of St. George (1904). The royal love story between Kateryna and Chakrabongse is described in literary works and a ballet.[1]

  1. ^ "From nurse to duchess". nationthailand. 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2022-02-24.