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His father was
Fatehsinghhrao Gaekwad and his mother was Padmavati Bai Saheba. His father was heir apparent, but died at the age of 23 before he could ascend to the throne. Fatehsinghrao's father, Sayajirao Gaekwad III, abstained from alcohol, but Fatehsinghrao was a heavy drinker, which may have
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did an audit of Baroda's treasury after the widely read news reports, and concluded that the
Gaekwad had taken several interest-free loans from Baroda's treasury which they considered inappropriate. He agreed to pay the money back in yearly installments from his income of $ US8 million.
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Sarala Raje
Gaekwad (1935–present). Renamed Sattvashila Raje Bhonsle upon her wedding, she was given in marriage to her first cousin, Raja Shivram Sawant Bhonsle, ruler of Sawantwadi state, who is the son of her father's sister. She has one son, the present Raja of Sawantwadi, and one
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gained independence from
Britain as two new dominions, both sought to take control of the princely states, which were technically private domains of the princes. The British withdrawal from India left a vacuum, with the British releasing the princes from their
506:, who was already married to the Raja of Vuyyur and a mother of three children. He married her in 1943, after she had secured a divorce from her husband. This was in defiance of the anti-bigamy laws that his grandfather had imposed.
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He inherited an estate that was conservatively valued in excess of $ US300 million (in 1939 dollars), which included an assortment of jewellery with an estimated value of $ US15 million. He went on a 1948 six-week tour of the
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in 1949, as per the wishes of his grandfather, Sayajirao, and settled the "Sir
Sayajirao Diamond Jubilee and Memorial Trust", which still exists, providing for the educational and other needs of the people of the former
896:
392:, a former Kathi Kshatriya state. She has one daughter and one son, the present Durbar Sahib of Jasdan, who is married to the daughter of Premila's brother Ranjitsinh, Maharaja of Baroda (see below)
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contributed to his early death. Sayajirao was disappointed in his son's mediocre academic performance, which he attributed to his children having so much wealth and too few goals.
407:, Raja Murarrao Yeshwantrao Ghorpade, who was at one time a minister in the Karnataka government. She has three sons and one daughter, including the present Raja of Sandur.
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Pratap Singh retained his title and certain privileges, but in 1951 he was deposed by the government of India for allegedly irresponsible behavior. He then retired to
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nobleman. She has five children, being in order of birth Aditya
Kirdutt, Kavita Mohite (daughter), Sarita Shreyas (daughter), Shailesh Kirdatt and Chirayu Kirdatt.
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His
Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Shrimant Maharaja Sir Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad, Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur, Maharaja of Baroda, GCIE
585:
His
Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Shrimant Maharaja Sir Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad, Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur, Maharaja of Baroda, GCIE
578:
His
Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Shrimant Maharaja Sir Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad, Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur, Maharaja of Baroda, GCIE
571:
His
Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Shrimant Maharaja Sir Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad, Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur, Maharaja of Baroda, GCIE
691:
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413:(8 May 1938 – 9 May 2012), who succeeded his brother as the Maharaja of Baroda. Married to a daughter of the Jadhav family, who are nobles of
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800:
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367:(2 April 1930 – 1 September 1988), who succeeded as the Maharaja of Baroda. He married the only daughter of Maharaja Umaid Singh of
454:(6 August 1941 – present). Married Asha Rajyalakshmi Devi (born 1946), fourth daughter of Arjun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana of the
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Pratapsinghhrao married twice. In 1929, he married Shantadevi (1914–2002), the daughter of Sardar Mansinhrao Subbarao Ghorpade of
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429:(see above), while the younger daughter has been married twice. Her first husband was Uraaz Bahl, a nephew of the socialite
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Lalitadevi Raje Gaekwad (3 December 1939 – 1 March 2010). Was given in marriage to Dr. Amritrao Kirdatt of Dhamtari in
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Premila Raje Gaekwad (17 April 1933 – present). She was given in marriage to the Darbar Sahib (ruling prince) of
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Pratapsinhrao Sangramsinhrao Gaekwad (26 August 1971 – present). He married Praggyashri, youngest daughter of
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Vasundharadevi Raje Gaekwad (4 October 1936 – present). She was given in marriage to the Raja of
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The couple had one son, Sayajirao Gaekwad (8 March 1945 – 8 May 1985), who died unmarried.
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was partitioned into two independent dominions, and Pratap Singh acceded his state to the
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377:(25 June 1931 – 1 January 2015). Was given in marriage to Maharaja Anandrao II Puar of
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1941-1943: His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Shrimant Maharaja
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Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad, Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur, Maharaja of Baroda,
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to the one of the two. Pratap Singh was so distraught after he signed the
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Maharajah of Baroda presenting shield at RAF Camp Baroda in January 1946.
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Maharajah of Baroda (third from lef) at RAF Camp Baroda in January 1946.
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Priyadarshini Raje (1975–), the present Maharani of Gwalior, as wife of
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298:. They spent a reported $ US10 million during their visit to America.
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In the early 1940s, Pratapsinhrao fell in love with a married woman,
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238:. He succeeded to the throne upon the death of his grandfather
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Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
226:(29 June 1908 – 19 July 1968), who belonged to the
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Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
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Pratapsinhrao Gaekwad, Sena Khas Khel Shamsher Bahadur,
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had resulted in most of the maharajas and other princes
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state. The couple had three sons and five daughters:
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546:Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Shrimant
27:Last ruling Maharaja of Baroda from 1939–1968
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912:Founders of Indian schools and colleges
692:Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
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331:for Baroda that he wept in the arms of
274:Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
730:Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre,
500:Rao Venkata Kumara Mahipati Surya Rau
473:, and a member of the Rana family of
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488:. She had one son and one daughter.
462:. He has one son and one daughter:
606:King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
518:1908-1919: Shrimant Pratapsinhrao
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611:Baroda Diamond Jubilee Medal-1936
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602:Baroda Golden Jubilee Medal-1926
259:Princess Sita Devi of Pithapuram
121:Princess Sita Devi of Pithapuram
734:(New York: Simon and Schuster;
714:by John Lord 1971 Random House
615:King George VI Coronation Medal
663:Sita Devi (Maharani of Baroda)
626:Indian Independence Medal-1947
59:6 February 1939 – 19 July 1968
1:
234:, was the ruling Maharaja of
469:, former COAS of the Royal
190:Yuvraj Fatehsinhrao Gaekwad
151:Vasundharadevi Raje Gaekwad
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498:, a daughter of Maharajah
118:Maharani Shanta Devi Sahib
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272:Pratap Singh founded the
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224:Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad
136:Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad II
78:Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad II
35:Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad
694:website. Archived from
417:state, he had one son,
329:Instrument of Accession
159:Lalitadevi Raje Gaekwad
760:Indian Princely States
668:Kirti Mandir, Vadodara
452:Sangramsinhrao Gaekwad
375:Mrunalini Raje Gaekwad
348:Marriages and children
257:with his second wife,
163:Sangramsinhrao Gaekwad
141:Mrunalini Raje Gaekwad
907:Maharajas of Vadodara
869:Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad
852:Sayajirao Gaekwad III
411:Ranjitsinhrao Gaekwad
300:The Indian government
267:Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad
240:Sayajirao Gaekwad III
155:Ranjitsinhrao Gaekwad
68:Sayajirao Gaekwad III
524:1919-1939: Shrimant
482:Jyotiraditya Scindia
419:Samarjitsinh Gaekwad
313:subsidiary alliances
198:Padmavati Bai Sahiba
145:Premila Raje Gaekwad
18:Pratap Singh Gaekwar
902:History of Vadodara
766:on 10 February 2009
732:Freedom at Midnight
148:Sarala Raje Gaekwad
859:Maharaja of Baroda
576:Lieutenant-Colonel
242:in 1939. In 1947,
50:Maharaja of Baroda
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866:Succeeded by
431:Parmeshwar Godrej
261:, and settled in
248:Dominion of India
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167:Sayajirao Gaekwad
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849:Preceded by
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296:high society
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279:Baroda State
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108:(1968-07-19)
106:19 July 1968
98:29 June 1908
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892:1968 deaths
887:1908 births
791:family saga
623:(GCIE)-1941
588:1946-1968:
581:1945-1946:
574:1944-1945:
567:1943-1944:
542:1939-1941:
477:; no issue.
456:Rana family
435:New Zealand
333:V. P. Menon
64:Predecessor
881:Categories
863:1939–1951
770:15 January
674:References
532:, Yuvaraj
471:Nepal Army
94:1908-06-29
742:), p. 214
554:of Baroda
504:Pitapuram
496:Sita Devi
427:Kathiawar
405:Karnataka
396:daughter.
390:Kathiawar
388:state in
285:Biography
74:Successor
756:"Baroda"
657:See also
552:Maharaja
548:Maharaja
526:Yuvaraja
358:Kolhapur
325:acceding
321:Pakistan
232:Marathas
218:Maharaja
215:Shrimant
207:Hinduism
203:Religion
597:Honours
583:Colonel
530:Gaekwad
520:Gaekwad
486:Gwalior
446:Maratha
415:Gwalior
369:Jodhpur
228:Gaekwad
181:Gaekwad
176:Dynasty
115:Consort
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538:Baroda
513:Titles
423:Jasdan
401:Sandur
386:Jasdan
339:Family
263:Monaco
255:Europe
236:Baroda
195:Mother
187:Father
836:Died:
829:Born:
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608:-1935
569:Major
534:Sahib
475:Nepal
460:Nepal
356:, in
354:Hasur
317:India
306:When
128:Issue
56:Reign
797:ISBN
772:2024
736:ISBN
716:ISBN
563:GCIE
444:, a
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