Pema Dechen Wangchuck

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Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Pema Dechen Wangchuck

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Ashi Pema Dechen

  • Ashi Pema Dechen Wangchuck

  • Pema Dechen

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1918-1991

      History

      Wife of the 2nd King of Bhutan, Druk Gyalpo (King) Jigme Wangchuck. Co-Druk Gyaltsuen (queen) with her older sister, 1st consort, Ashi Phuntsho Choden.


      Daughter of Chumed Zhalgno, Dasho Jamyang (of the Tamzhing Choji family – also known as the Myo family -) and Yeshay Choden, sister of the first Druk Gyalpo (King) of Bhutan, Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck.

      Married in 1932, at 14 years old. Had 4 children with Druk Gyalpo Jigme Wangchuck: Druk Gyalsem(Princess) Choki Wangmo Wangchuck (b.1937), Druk Gyalsey (Prince) Namgyel Wangchuck (b. 1943), Druk Gyalsem(Princess) Deki Yangzom Wangchuck (b. 1946), Druk Gyalsem(Princess) Pema Choden Wangchuck (b. 1949)

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      Bhutan

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      General context

      Ashi = Princess/Her Royal Highness (can also mean "Miss," literally means "Lady")
      maharani = wife of the maharaja

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Jigme Wangchuk (1905-1952)

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      family

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      spouse

      Related entity

      Phuntsho Choden Wangchuck (1911-2003)

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      family

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      sister

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      Occupations

      Monarch

      Note

      co-Queen Consort

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Created: 20 August 2026, C. Kemnitz

      Language(s)

      • English

      Script(s)

      • Latin

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