Quote Originally Posted by pickel View Post
Arai Wa!!

All hail King Chulalongkorn! That's a lot of offspring, and that's only the sons.
His Father, beloved King Mongkut, had twice that many - so it's been said.
Sired by the way of a few proper queens, princess consorts, and numerous concubines.

Accepted tradition. All of which ceased [within royal circles] in the first quarter of the 20th century.