Maharaja Of Patiala

Maharaja Bhupinder Singh,(Punjabi: ਭੁਪਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ; 12 October 1891, Patiala–23 March 1938, Patiala) was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938.

He was born at the Moti Bagh Palace , Patiala ,[2] and educated at Aitchison College. At age 9, he succeeded as maharaja of Patiala state upon death of his father, Maharaja Rajinder Singh, on 9 November 1900. before his 18th birthday on 1 October 1909, and was invested with full powers by the Viceroy of India, on 3 November 1910.

Personal life

Bhupinder Singh was born in a Sikh family and married at least 10 times and had numerous consorts besides. From those unions, he sired an estimated 88 children of whom at least 53 survived him.[citation needed] He was the proud owner of the world famous necklace “The Patiala Necklace” manufactured by the famous brand Cartier SA. His wife Maharani Bakhtawar Kaur presented Queen Mary a magnificent tiara called Delhi Durbar Tiara in the Delhi Durbar of 1911 to mark the first visit to India by any Queen Empress.

On 23 March 1938 His Highness “drifted out of the harbour on a silent tide” some people believe that he has 365 queens