Sisowath I.
Sisowath (Sisovath) I. (born September 7, 1840 in Battambang , † August 9, 1927 in Phnom Penh ) was a Cambodian king .
biography
The son of King Ang Duong was brought up together with his half-brother Prince Norodom I in Bangkok when Siam and Vietnam ruled Cambodia and established the kings of Cambodia. After the death of his father King Ang Duong in 1860, he went to the old capital of Oudong north of Phnom Penh to prevent his younger half-brother Si Votha from assuming the throne. However, he was called back to Siam to enable the coronation of Prince Norodom as King Norodom I, whom Siam saw as a compliant ruler.
Instead, Sisowath himself became "Second King" (Obbareach) and thus first pretender to the throne . When King Norodom signed a treaty with France to establish a protectorate in 1863 , Sisowath severed ties to Siam, where he received financial support from France to enable the French to protect King Norodom from a possible accession to the throne by Prince Sisowath. In 1867 he left Bangkok to start anti-French uprisings in Cambodia. But after a short time he accepted the French protectorate.
After the death of King Norodom I on April 24, 1904, he succeeded him as Sisowath I as king. After his coronation in 1906, he paid a state visit to the protectorate power France, during which he first visited the colonial exhibition in Marseille and was then received with honors in Paris . Throughout his reign he supported the resident of France in constant friendship and was regarded as one of the most educated personalities in his kingdom. Loyalty to the protectorate power continued during the First World War when he supported the recruitment of workers and soldiers for France. In 1916 he led the negotiations to calm down smallholder protests against forced labor .
After his death, on August 9, 1927, his son Sisowath Monivong succeeded him as King of Cambodia.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Norodom I. |
King of Cambodia 1904 - 1927 |
Sisowath Monivong |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sisowath I. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sisovath I. (Si Suvata) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Cambodia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 7, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Battambang |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1927 |
| Place of death | Phnom Penh |