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Thailand: King Rama VII, Prajadhipok (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), 7th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty.

Thailand: King Rama VII, Prajadhipok (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941), 7th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty.

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Prajadhipok Phra Pok Klao Chao Yu Hua, or Rama VII (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was the last absolute monarch and the first constitutional monarch of the country. His reign was a turbulent time for Siam due to huge political and social changes during the Revolution of 1932. Also he was the only Siamese monarch to abdicate.