Sisowath Monivong

King of Cambodia

27 December 1875 Khemarin Palace, Phnom Penh, French Cambodia

23 April 1941(1941-04-23) (65) Bokor Hill Station, Kampot, Cambodia, French Indochina

Incumbent

King of Cambodia from 1927 to 1941 In this Cambodian name, the surname is Sisowath. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Monivong. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Sisowath Monivong" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2012 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) King of Cambodia Sisowath Monivong (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស , Sisŏvăt Mŭnivóng ; 27 December 1875 – 24 April 1941) was the King of Cambodia from 9 August 1927 until his death in 1941. During his reign, Cambodia was a French protectorate. Monivong was the grandson of the poet-king Ang Duong, grandfather of Norodom Sihanouk and the great-grandfather of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni. His full regnal title and style was ព្រះបាទសម្តេចព្រះសិរីមុនីវរ្ម័នក្រុមហ្លួងចៅចក្របាងស្ស ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស នៃព្រះរាជាណចក្រកម្ពុជា (Preah Bat Samdach Preah Serei Monivarman Krom Luang Chao Chakarbangsa Sisowath Monivong Ney Preah Reacheanachak Kampuchea) which can be literally translated from Khmerized Sanskrit as "His majesty, glorious lord scholar-protector; His highness, lord of land and sea, Sisowath Monivong of the Kingdom of Kampuchea". He is the last monarch from the House of Sisowath.