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Queen Kanti of Nepal

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Predecessor
  
Divyeshwari

Father
  
Arjan Singh Sahib

Spouse
  
Tribhuvan of Nepal

Successor
  
Ratna

Name
  
Kanti Laxmi

Reign
  
March 1919 – 13 March 1955

Issue
  
Prince MahendraPrince HimalayaPrincess TrilokyaPrincess VijayaPrincess Bharati

House
  
Rana dynasty (by birth)Shah dynasty (by marriage)

Role
  
Mahendra of Nepal\'s mother

Died
  
April 12, 1973, Narayanhity Palace, Kathmandu, Nepal

Children
  
Mahendra of Nepal, Prince Himalaya of Nepal

Parents
  
Krishnavati Devi Sahiba, Arjan Singh Sahib

Grandchildren
  
Birendra of Nepal, Gyanendra of Nepal

Great grandchildren
  
Paras, Crown Prince of Nepal

Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi (5 July 1901 – 12 April 1973) was the Queen consort and first wife of Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah, King of Nepal. She was the mother of King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah.

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Life

She was the daughter of Arjan Singh Sahib, Raja of Chhatara, Barhgaon and Oudh and his wife, Krishnavati Devi Sahiba.

She was married (at a young age in an arranged custom) at the Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, in March 1919, King Tribhuvan of Nepal as his first wife, in a double ceremony with her younger sister Ishwari, as his second wife.

Titles and styles

  • 1901 – 1919: Lady Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi.
  • 1919 – 1955: Her Majesty The Queen Consort of Nepal.
  • 1955 – 1972: Her Majesty The Queen Mother of Nepal.
  • 1972 – 1973: Her Majesty The Queen Grandmother of Nepal.

    • Honours

  • Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (1954).
  • King Mahendra Coronation Medal (2 May 1956).

    • References

    Queen Kanti of Nepal Wikipedia
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