Nares Varariddhi

Prince Krisda Bhiniharn, the Prince Nares Varariddhi[lower-alpha 1] (7 May 1855 – 10 August 1925) was a Thai prince and government official who served as diplomat and held several ministerships in the newly restructured government of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), who was his half-brother (both were sons of King Mongkut). He served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom and to the United States, and as Minister of Metropolitan Affairs, of Public Works, and of the Privy Seal. He is best remembered for laying the foundations for the modern Royal Thai Police, and is the progenitor of the Kritakara family.[1][2]

Nares Varariddhi in 1912

Notes
  1. His birth name was Phra Ong Chao Krisda Bhiniharn, RTGS: Kritsadaphinihan, Thai: พระองค์เจ้ากฤษฎาภินิหาร; his highest krom title was Krommaphra Nares Varariddhi, RTGS: Naret Worarit, กรมพระนเรศวรฤทธิ์.

References
  1. "มหามกุฎราชสันตติวงศ์ วันที่ ๗ พฤษภาคม ๒๓๙๘ วันประสูติพระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ กรมพระนเรศรวรฤทธิ์ ผู้บัญชาการกรมศิลปากรพระองค์แรก". Phra Nakhon Khiri National Museum (in Thai). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. วิมลพรรณ ปีตธวัชชัย (1 July 2012). "พระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอฯ กรมพระนเรศวรฤทธิ์". Post Today (in Thai). Retrieved 24 May 2023.


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