Suniti Devi

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Suniti Devi, Maharani by Cooch Behar, Lafayette Studio London, 1902

Suniti Devi (also Siniti Devi ; Bengali : সুনীতি দেবী , Sunīti Debī ; * 1864 in Kolkata , † November 10, 1932 in Ranchi ) was Maharani of Cooch Behar .

Life

Princess Sudhira Mander, around 1912

She is the eldest daughter of the Brahmo Samaj -Führers Keshab Chandra Sen . In March 1878 she married Maharaja Nripendra Narayan of Cooch Behar. The couple were invited to the 50th anniversary of the throne of Queen Victoria in 1888 . On this occasion, Suniti Devi was awarded the Order of the Crown of India . For the coronations of Edward VII in 1902 and George V in 1911, the ruling couple was back in London.

They had 4 sons and 3 daughters. After Nripendra's death in 1911, the sons Rajendra († 1913) and Jitendra († 1922) succeeded the throne. During the childhood of her grandson Jagaddipendra Narayan (1915-1970) she was from 1922 to 1932 President of the Regency Council in the princely state of Cooch Behar. Jagaddipendra did not come to the throne until 1936 after reaching the age of majority.

Two of her daughters married Europeans: Pratibha Devi (1891–1923) in 1912 the British actor Miles Mander (1888–1946) and Sudhira Devi (1894–1968) in 1914, his brother Alan.

literature

  • Russell Harris: The Lafayette Studio and Princely India , Luster Press / Roli Books (2005)
  • Suniti Devi: Autobiography of an Indian Princess
  • Devee, Sunity: Life of Princess Yashodara: Wife and Disciple of the Lord Buddha , ISBN 9780766158443 (13), ISBN 0766158446 (10), KESSINGER PUB CO

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Miles Manders Personal life ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.owlpen.com
  2. ↑ http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/c/coochbehar.html (under 19.)

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personal data
SURNAME Suniti Devi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Siniti Devi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Maharani from Cooch Behar
DATE OF BIRTH 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Kolkata
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1932
Place of death Ranchi