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'''Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu''' (24 February 1852 - 25 March 1932) was a [[Danes|Danish]] naval officer and businessman who became a [[Thai people|Siamese]] admiral and minister of the navy. He was granted the [[Thai royal and noble titles#Phraya|Thai noble title]] '''Phraya Chonlayutthayothin''' ({{lang-th|พระยาชลยุทธโยธินทร์}}).<ref name="ashore">[http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?coun_code=dk&news_id=6074 Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu: The Admiral Who Went Ashore] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325100814/http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?coun_code=dk&news_id=6074 |date=March 25, 2010 }}</ref>
'''Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu''' (24 February 1852 - 25 March 1932) was a [[Danes|Danish]] naval officer and businessman who became a [[Thai people|Siamese]] admiral and minister of the navy. He was granted the [[Thai royal and noble titles#Phraya|Thai noble title]] '''Phraya Chonlayutthayothin''' ({{lang-th|พระยาชลยุทธโยธินทร์}}).<ref name="ashore">[http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?coun_code=dk&news_id=6074 Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu: The Admiral Who Went Ashore] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325100814/http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?coun_code=dk&news_id=6074 |date=March 25, 2010 }}</ref>


He commanded Siamese gunboats in the [[Paknam Incident]] of July 13, 1893, that ended the [[Franco-Siamese War]], and went on to become the first and only foreign-born [[List of Commanders of the Royal Thai Navy|commander-in-chief]] of the [[Royal Thai Navy|Royal Siamese Navy]], from 16 January 1900 to 29 January 1901.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mi.th/newwww/code/picture/cnc09.htm |script-title=th:นายพลเรือโท พระยาชลยุทธโยธินทร์ |author=Royal Thai Navy |accessdate=11 September 2011 |language=Thai |trans-title=Vice Admiral Phraya Cholayuthyothin }}</ref>
He commanded Siamese gunboats in the [[Paknam Incident]] of July 13, 1893, that ended the [[Franco-Siamese War]], and went on to become the first and only foreign-born [[List of Commanders of the Royal Thai Navy|commander-in-chief]] of the [[Royal Thai Navy]], from 16 January 1900 to 29 January 1901.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mi.th/newwww/code/picture/cnc09.htm |script-title=th:นายพลเรือโท พระยาชลยุทธโยธินทร์ |author=Royal Thai Navy |accessdate=11 September 2011 |language=Thai |trans-title=Vice Admiral Phraya Cholayuthyothin }}</ref>


He returned to Denmark in 1902, suffering from [[malaria]].<ref name="ashore"/> He died at Kokkedal House in [[Hørsholm]] and is buried at [[Holmens Cemetery]] in [[Copenhagen]].
He returned to Denmark in 1902, suffering from [[malaria]].<ref name="ashore"/> He died at Kokkedal House in [[Hørsholm]] and is buried at [[Holmens Cemetery]] in [[Copenhagen]].

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Vice Admiral
Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu
อองเดร ดู เปลซี เดอ ริเชอลิเออ
Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu in 1903
Commander of the Navy Department
In office
16 January 1900 – 29 January 1901
Preceded byPrachak Silapakhom
Succeeded byBhanurangsi Savangwongse
Personal details
Born(1852-02-24)24 February 1852
Denmark
Died25 March 1932(1932-03-25) (aged 80)
Hørsholm, Denmark
Resting placeChurch of Holmen
SpouseDagmar Lousie Lerche
ProfessionNavy officer
Businessman
Military service
AllegianceThailand Royal Siamese Navy
Rank Vice Admiral

Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu (24 February 1852 - 25 March 1932) was a Danish naval officer and businessman who became a Siamese admiral and minister of the navy. He was granted the Thai noble title Phraya Chonlayutthayothin (Template:Lang-th).[1]

He commanded Siamese gunboats in the Paknam Incident of July 13, 1893, that ended the Franco-Siamese War, and went on to become the first and only foreign-born commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy, from 16 January 1900 to 29 January 1901.[2]

He returned to Denmark in 1902, suffering from malaria.[1] He died at Kokkedal House in Hørsholm and is buried at Holmens Cemetery in Copenhagen.

Phraya Cholayuthyothin's sarcophagus at Church of Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Honours and awards

from Denmark
from Siam
from other countries

References

  1. ^ a b Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu: The Admiral Who Went Ashore Archived March 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Royal Thai Navy. นายพลเรือโท พระยาชลยุทธโยธินทร์ [Vice Admiral Phraya Cholayuthyothin] (in Thai). Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  3. ^ พระราชทานเหรียญรัตนาภรณ์ ฝ่ายหน้า และฝ่ายใน
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