The House of Sisowath (Central Khmer: រាជវង្សស៊ីសុវត្ថិ, UNGEGN:, ALA-LC: in Central Khmer pronounced as /riəceaʔʋɔŋ siːsoʋat/;) 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.
Portrait | Name | Reign | ||
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From | To | Duration | ||
Sisowath Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ | 27 April 1904 | 9 August 1927 | ||
Sisowath Monivong Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស | 9 August 1927 | 23 April 1941 | ||
Sisowath Kossamak Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ | 20 June 1960 | 9 October 1970 | ||
Portrait | Name | In office | Party | |||
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From | To | Duration | ||||
Sisowath Monireth Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីរ៉េត | 17 October 1945 | 15 December 1946 | Independent | |||
Sisowath Youtevong Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស | 15 December 1946 | 17 July 1947 | Democratic | |||
Sisowath Watchayavong Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ វឌ្ឍឆាយាវង្ស | 25 July 1947 | 20 February 1948 | Democratic | |||
Sisowath Monipong Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីពង្ស | 30 May 1950 | 3 March 1951 | Independent | |||
Sisowath Sirik Matak Central Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ សិរិមតៈ | 11 March 1971 | 18 March 1972 | FANK | |||
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