House of Sisowath

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Parent houseVarman dynasty
Country Cambodia
Founded27 April 1904; 122 years ago (1904-04-27)
FounderSisowath
House of Sisowath
រាជវង្សស៊ីសុវត្ថិ
Parent houseVarman dynasty
Country Cambodia
Founded27 April 1904; 122 years ago (1904-04-27)
FounderSisowath
Current headCurrently inactive
Final rulerSisowath Kossamak[a]
Titles
MembersList

The House of Sisowath (Khmer: រាជវង្សស៊ីសុវត្ថិ, UNGEGN: Réachôvôngs Sisŏvôtthĕ, ALA-LC: Rājavangs Sīsuvatthi [riəceaʔʋɔŋ siːsoʋat]; lit.'Sisowath dynasty') is one of the two royal houses of Cambodia, alongside its counterpart, the House of Norodom. Both it and its sister house have a claim to the throne as descendants of King Ang Duong. Its members are the descendants of King Sisowath who reigned from 1904 to 1927. It was the ruling royal house from 1904 to 1941. It has produced three monarchs of Cambodia, and five prime ministers.

List of Sisowath monarchs

Portrait Name Reign
From To Duration
Sisowath
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ
(b. 1840 – d. 1927)
27 April 1904 9 August 1927 23 years, 104 days
Sisowath Monivong
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស
(b. 1875 – d. 1941)
9 August 1927 23 April 1941 13 years, 257 days
Sisowath Kossamak
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ
(b. 1904 – d. 1975)
[a]
20 June 1960 9 October 1970 10 years, 111 days

List of Sisowath consorts

Portrait Name Reign
From To Duration
Sisowath Kossamak
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ
(b. 1904 – d. 1975)
3 March 1955 3 April 1960 5 years, 31 days

List of Sisowath prime ministers

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