![]() ![]() Sihamoni has 14 half-brothers and half-sisters by his father his only full sibling, a younger brother, Samdech Norodom Narindrapong, was born in 1954 and died in 2003. ![]() Furthermore, Queen Monineath is a step-granddaughter of the late Prince Norodom Duong Chakr of Cambodia, and the daughter of Pomme Peang and of her second husband, Jean-François Izzi, a Corsican banker. The queen was granted the title of Neak Moneang and the name of Monineath at the time of her marriage to King Norodom Sihanouk in 1952. The name has a similar meaning in Khmer language as well.Īt the time of his birth and that of his younger brother, his mother Princess Monique who is of Khmer, French and Corsican descent, had been one of King Norodom Sihanouk's consorts after being a constant companion since the day they met in 1951, when she won first prize in a national beauty contest. As for “Norodom”, this means Narottam in Pali and Prakrit, which translates to ‘the best amongst men’. His given name "Sihamoni" comprises two morphemes from his parents' given names "Sihanouk" and "Monineath". Sihamoni was born on Thursday, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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