Kesang Choden (queen)
Ashi Kesang Choden (born 21 May 1930) is the Queen Grandmother of Bhutan.[1] She is the only queen grandmother in the world.
| Kesang Choden | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Grandmother of Bhutan | |||||
 Kesang Choden in 1950 | |||||
| Queen consort of Bhutan | |||||
| 30 March 1952 – 21 July 1972 | |||||
| 27 October 1952 | |||||
| Predecessor | Phuntsho Choden Pema Dechen | ||||
| Successor | Dorji Wangmo Tshering Pem Tshering Yangdon Sangay Choden | ||||
| Born | 21 May 1930 Bhutan House, Kalimpong, India | ||||
| Spouse | Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (m. 1951; died 1972) | ||||
| Issue | Sonam Chhodron Wangchuck Dechan Wangmo Wangchuck Jigme Singye Wangchuck Pema Lhadon Wangchuck Kesang Wangmo Wangchuck | ||||
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| House | Dorji (by birth) Wangchuck (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Gongzim Sonam Tobgye Dorji | ||||
| Mother | Mayeum Choying Wangmo Dorji | ||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||
Kesang Choden (queen) Media
Kesang Choden behind her husband, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, on 30 January 1954.
Notes
- ↑ Women in Bhutan retain their names upon marriage.
References
- ↑ "Octogenarian grandmother of king to visit different holy places in state". Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 14 September 2014.