| Divyeshwari | |||||
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.jpg) Divyeshwari with her husband Prithvi. | |||||
| Queen consort of Nepal | |||||
| Tenure | April 1886 – 11 December 1911 | ||||
| Born | 1875 Kangra, India | ||||
| Died | 1933 (aged 57–58) Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||
| Spouse | Prithvi of Nepal | ||||
| Issue | Prince Tribhuvan Princess Suman | ||||
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| House | Shah dynasty (by marriage) | ||||
| Religion | Hindu | ||||
Divyeshwari (Nepali: दिव्येश्वरी राज्य लक्ष्मीदेवी शाह; 1875–1933) was the Queen Consort of Nepal from her marriage in 1886 to her husband's death in 1911. She was the second wife of King Prithvi of Nepal. Queen Divyeshwari was the mother of King Tribhuvan of Nepal.[1][2]
Other anglicized names include Divyeshwari Lakshmi Devi Shah,[citation needed] Lakshmi Divyeshwari,[citation needed] and Queen Laxmi Divyeshwari.[2]
Queen Divyeshwari was originally a Rajput princess from Kangra, Punjab. She was married to King Prithvi in 1886 at the Narayanhity Royal Palace. She was a queen consort until 1911, when her husband died. Her son, Crown Prince Tribhuvan, then ascended the throne. Also she had a daughter, Princess Suman Rajya Lakshmi Devi (1908-1968).
Queen Divyeshwari died in 1933 at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace.[citation needed]
- ^ "Prithvi Bir Bikram with his wife (mother of King Tribhuvan)". Endangered Archives Programme. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ a b Shrestha, Ananda (1 January 1993). "Book Review - Nepal Under the Ranas" (PDF). Contributions to Nepalese Studies. 20 (1): 147.