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| Vajiralongkorn วชิราลงกรณ | |
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.png) Official portrait, 2017 | |
| King of Thailand | |
| Reign | 13 October 2016 – present[a] |
| Coronation | 4 May 2019 |
| Predecessor | Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
| Heir presumptive | Dipangkorn Rasmijoti[3] |
| Regent | Prem Tinsulanonda |
| Born | 28 July 1952 Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall, Dusit Palace, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Issue | Bajrakitiyabha, Princess Rajasarini Siribajra Juthavachara Vivacharawongse Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse Chakriwat Vivacharawongse Vatchrawee Vivacharawongse Princess Sirivannavari Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti |
| House | Mahidol (Chakri dynasty)[b] |
| Father | Bhumibol Adulyadej |
| Mother | Sirikit Kitiyakara |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Vajiralongkorn (born 28 July 1952), also known as Rama X,[4] is King of Thailand, reigning since 2016.
Vajiralongkorn was the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. He was proclaimed Crown Prince of Thailand in 1972 at the age of 20. When his father passed away on 13 October 2016, it was expected that he would immediately succeed to the throne. However, he postponed the ascension to the throne to give people time to mourn his father. On 1 December 2016, he was invited to the throne. However, the Thai government counted his reign back to the date of his father’s death. Since he was 64 years old on the day of his ascension to the throne, he was the oldest Thai monarch on the day of his ascension to the throne. Vajiralongkorn held his father's royal cremation ceremony on 26 October 2017 and his coronation ceremony took place on 4–6 May 2019.
- ↑ "Vajiralongkorn ascends the throne as King Rama X". Khaosod English. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ Paddock, Richard (1 December 2016). "New King for Thailand as Crown Prince, Vajiralongkorn, Ascends to Throne". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ Turner, Paige (25 Nov 2019). "5 things to know about Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, son of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ "Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn". GlobalSecurity.org.
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