Sisavang Vong
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Sisavang Vong (or Sisavangvong) (November 1885 - 29 October 1959), King of Laos, was born at Luang Phrabang, on July 14, 1885. His father was Zakarine, King of Louang Phrabang and his mother was Queen Thongsy. He succeeded his father as King of Luang Prabang, then a French protectorate within French Indochina, in 1904. He was a lifelong supporter of French rule in Laos, and in 1945 he refused to co-operate with Lao nationalists who declared the country independent. In 1949 the French rewarded him by creating the Kingdom of Laos with Sisavangvong as King. His son King Savang Vatthana succeeded him on his death in 1959.
Sisavangvong University was named in his honor, but was abolished in 1975 when the communists took power in Laos.fr:Sisavang Vong ja:シーサワーンウォン nl:Sisavang Vong
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| Preceded by: None |
Kings of the Lao Dynas | Succeeded by: Savang Vatthana |
| Preceded by: Zakarine |
Kings of Luang Prabang | Succeeded by: None |