Editing Vajiravudh (section)

==Education==
[[File:Vajiravudh by Vandyk c1890s.png|thumb|left|upright|Portrait while studying in England]]
Vajiravudh was born on 1 January 1881 to [[Chulalongkorn]] and one of his four queens and [[Inbreeding|half sister]] [[Saovabha|Saovabha Phongsri]]. In 1888, upon coming of age, Vajiravudh received the title '''''Kromma Khun'' [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Debdvaravati]]''' (Prince of Ayutthaya).<ref>{{cite web|author=We Love Mahavajiravudh |url=http://kingramavi.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_13.html |title=สมเด็จพระมหาธีรราชเจ้า: พระราชประวัติ รัชกาลที่ 6 |publisher=Kingramavi.blogspot.com |access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref> Also in 1888, Vajiravudh began suffering from a severe illness and was brought to [[Ko Sichang district|Ko Sichang]] by his father to recover.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Place of peace and tranquility |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/travel/2022159/place-of-peace-and-tranquility |access-date=2024-02-11 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref>

Prince Vajiravudh was first educated in the royal palace in Thai and English. His full siblings were [[Bahurada Manimaya]], [[Tribejrutama Dhamrong]], [[Chakrabongse Bhuvanath]], [[Siriraj Kakudhabhand]], [[Asdang Dejavudh]], [[Chudadhuj Dharadilok]] and [[Prajadhipok]], who succeeded him as King Rama VII. In 1895, his half-brother Crown Prince [[Vajirunhis]] died and Vajiravudh was appointed the new [[Crown Prince of Thailand|Crown Prince of Siam]]. In 1898, he continued his education in Britain at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] and was commissioned as a captain in the [[Durham Light Infantry]], which he served with for three months of exercises in the south of England upon graduation. He studied law and history at [[Christ Church, Oxford]] in 1899, where, coming from a royal household, he was a member of the exclusive [[Bullingdon Club]]. However, he suffered from [[appendicitis]], which barred him from graduating in 1901. He visited other European countries while he lived in England, including [[Belgium]] where he inspected [[Blegny]] fort.<ref>Worachart Michubut. History of King Vajiravudh. Lecture Transcript, Vajiravudh School Website, Bangkok, accessed 2020.</ref> He went to Berlin in May 1902 and Copenhagen in September 1902.<ref name="TT02061902">{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Germany |date=2 June 1902 |page=7 |issue=36783}}</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court Circular |date=17 September 1902 |page=7 |issue=36875}}</ref> He attended the 15 May 1902 enthronement ceremonies for [[King Alfonso XIII]] of Spain in Madrid. On behalf of his father, King Chulalongkorn, he attended the coronation of King [[Edward VII]] on 9 August 1902.<ref>Royal Military College Sandhurst.</ref>

Crown Prince Vajiravudh left England in October 1902 and returned to Siam in January 1903, traveling via US and Japan.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court News |date=9 October 1902 |page=4 |issue=36894}}</ref> In 1904, he became a temporary monk in accordance with Siamese tradition. In 1907, his father Chulalongkorn travelled to Europe to seek treatment for his kidney disease, and Chulalongkorn made Vajiravudh [[Regent of Thailand|Regent of Siam]]. One of Crown Prince Vajiravudh's accomplishments during this regency was his supervision of the construction of the [[equestrian statue of King Chulalongkorn]].

Chulalongkorn died on 23 October 1910, and Vajiravudh succeeded his father as king of Siam.