Kanti Rajya Laxmi Devi
Queen of Nepal and mother of King Mahendra of Nepal
Biography
Lists
Also Viewed
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | Queen of Nepal and mother of King Mahendra of Nepal | ||||||||
| Places | Nepal | ||||||||
| was | King Queen Mother | ||||||||
| Work field | Military Royals | ||||||||
| Gender |
| ||||||||
| Birth | 5 July 1906, Sitapur, Sitapur district, Lucknow Division, India | ||||||||
| Death | 12 April 1973Narayanhity Palace Museum, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Nepal (aged 66 years) | ||||||||
| Star sign | Cancer | ||||||||
| Family |
|
The details
Biography
Kanti Rajya Lakshmi Devi Shah (5 July 1906 – 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.
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, to King Tribhuvan of Nepal as his first wife, in a double ceremony with her younger sister Ishwari, as his second wife.
Honours
- Member of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya (1954).
- King Mahendra Coronation Medal (2 May 1956).