Ananda Mahidol [SEP] noble family
Prince Ananda Mahidol was elected by the National Assembly and the Thai government to succeed his uncle, King Prajadhipok, as the eighth king of the Chakri dynasty.
Reign.
As the new king was still a child and was still studying in Switzerland, the National Assembly appointed Colonel Prince Anuwatjaturong, Lieutenant Commander Prince Aditya Dibabha, and Chao Phraya Yommaraj (Pun Sukhum) as his regents.
In 1938, at age thirteen, Ananda Mahidol visited Siam for the first time as its monarch. The king was accompanied during
. In accordance with the tradition of Thai royal family, uncrowned kings assume the title "Somdet Phra Chao Yu Hua" (; ). Thus he held the title "Somdet Phra Chao Yu Hua Ananda Mahidol" ()
- 11 August 1946–8 June 1996: "His Majesty King Ananda Mahidol". Bhumibol Adulyadej invested the title after his death to "Phra Somdet Phra Paramendra Maha Ananda Mahidol Adulyadejvimal Ramadibadi Chakrinaruebadindra Sayammindradiraj, The King of Thailand" ().
- 8 June 1996–present: "His Majesty King Ananda Mahidol