Yodfa

Yotfa or Kaeofa

Birth

Yotfa was born around 1536. He was the son of King Chairachathirat and Lady Si Suda Chan, the Consort of the Left. Heavily pregnant, Lady Sisudachan found it necessary to enthrone her paramour. In order to place the government officers in awe of Khun Chinnarat, she promoted him to Khun Worawongsathirat , authorised him to take charge of conscription affairs, ordered the construction of his residence next to the Conscription Pavilion near the palace walls, ordered the construction of his office under a white mulberry tree inside the palace, and ordered a royal taboret to be installed in his office for him to sit on.

Si Suda Chan, as well as her paramour and newborn daughter, were later killed in a countercoup staged by senior government officers, led by Khun Phirenthrathep (ขุนพิเรนทรเทพ). The coup makers then offered the throne to Prince Thianracha.

Ancestry