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Norodom Suramarit was King of Cambodia, born on 6 March 1896 in Phnom Penh and a follower of Buddhism. He was married to Sisowath Kossamak, and his children included Norodom Sihanouk and Norodom Sirivudh. As a composer, his notable work was Nokor Reach.
He received the Royal Order of Cambodia, the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum and the National Order of Vietnam. He died on 3 April 1960 in Phnom Penh of heart failure, from natural causes.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Cambodia
- Active from
- 1896
- Active to
- 1960
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Key facts
- Reign
- 3 March 1955 – 3 April 1960
- Coronation
- 5 March 1956
- Predecessor
- Norodom Sihanouk
- Successor
- Chuop Hell (acting), as Head of State
- Prime ministers
- See list Leng Ngeth , Norodom Sihanouk , Oum Chheang Sun , Khim Tit , San Yun , Sim Var , Ek Yi Oun , Penn Nouth
- Born
- ( 1896-03-06 ) 6 March 1896, Phnom Penh , Cambodia , French Indochina
- Died
- 3 April 1960 (1960-04-03) (aged 64), Khemarin Palace , Phnom Penh , Cambodia
- Burial
- Silver Pagoda , Royal Palace , Phnom Penh, Cambodia (interment of ashes)
- Spouse
- Sisowath Kossamak ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1920 )
- Issue
- Norodom Sihanouk , Norodom Vichara , Norodom Sirivudh , Norodom Preysophon
- House
- Norodom
- Father
- Norodom Sutharot
- Mother
- Norodom Phangangam
- Religion
- Theravada Buddhism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cambodia
- Place of birth
- Phnom Penh
- Place of death
- Phnom Penh
- Spouse
- Sisowath Kossamak
- Child
- Norodom Sirivudh
- Occupation
- composer
- Position held
- King of Cambodia
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Notable work
- Nokor Reach
- Official website
- norodomsihanouk.info
- Image
- Family portrait of Norodom Suramarit (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1896-03-06
- date of death
- 1960-04-03
- Commons category
- Norodom Suramarit
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Norodom Suramarit (Khmer: នរោត្តម សុរាម្រិត, Nôroŭttâm Sŏréamrĭt [nɔˈroːɗɑm soˈraːmrɨt]; 6 March 1896 – 3 April 1960) was King of Cambodia from 3 March 1955 until his death in 1960. He was the father of King Norodom Sihanouk and the grandfather of Cambodia's current king, Norodom Sihamoni. Suramarit was born in Phnom Penh to Prince Norodom Sutharot. When his grandfather King Norodom died in 1904, Norodom's brother Sisowath took the throne. King Sisowath died in 1927 and was succeeded by his son Sisowath Monivong.
Suramarit laying a brick for the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Phnom Penh, c. 1952 Suramarit married Monivong's daughter Sisowath Kossamak. Upon Monivong's death in 1941, Sihanouk, Suramarit's son and Monivong's grandson, was selected as the new king. In 1955, Sihanouk abdicated in favor of his father. He was formally crowned on 5 March 1956, the day before his 60th birthday.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Norodom Suramarit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.