Norodom Suramarit
Norodom Suramarit 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 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.
Following Suramarit's death in 1960, Sihanouk became Chief of State, while Suramarit's wife Sisowath Kosamak became Queen. Suramarit was given the posthumous title of Preah Karuna Preah Norodom Suramarit Preah Moha Kachanakkot.
Ancestry
Honours
National
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia
Foreign
- Grand Commander of the Most Glorious Order of the Truth
- Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour
- Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Crysanthemun
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol
- Knight of the Order of the Royal [House of Chakri|Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri]
- Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of [the Dragon of Annam]
- Knight Grand Cross of the National Order of Vietnam
- Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
- Honorary Recipient of the Order of Suvorov, 1st class
- Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Lion
- Great Star of the Order of the Yugoslav Star