Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
Bhutanese prince

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck

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Bhutanese prince
A.K.A.
The Gyalsey
Gender:
Male
Places:
Bhutan
Is:
Prince
Work field:
Royals
Birth:
5 February 2016(Thimphu, Bhutan)
Star sign:
Aquarius
Family:
Mother:
Jetsun Pema
Father:
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
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Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, born 5 February 2016) is the first child and heir apparent of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan and his wife, Queen Ashi Jetsun Pema. His name was announced on 16 April 2016. Prior to the announcement, he was known only as The Gyalsey, which means "prince". Before his birth his paternal uncle Prince Jigyel Ugyen of Bhutan was the heir presumptive to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel. In honor of his birth, 108,000 trees were planted by thousands of volunteers in Bhutan. He is expected to become the sixth Druk Gyalpo (King of Bhutan).

Titles and styles

  • 5 February 2016 – present: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Druk Gyalsey (Dragon Prince) of Bhutan.

Ancestry

16. Jigme Wangchuck
16. Jigme Wangchuck
8. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
17. Phuntsho Choden
4. Jigme Singye Wangchuck
18. Raja Sonam Tobgye Dorji
9. Kesang Choden
19. Rani Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji
2. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
20. Sangay Tenzin
10. Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji
21. Dorji Om
5. Tshering Yangdon
22. Lopen Duba
11. Yum Thuiji Zam
23. Aum Ugay Dem
1. Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
24. Ugyen Tshering, Dzongpon of Trashigang
12. Brigadier Ugyen Dorji Tangbi
25. Dorji Wangmo
6. Captain Dhondup Gyaltshen
26. Thinley Topgay, Dzongpon of Trashigang
13. Aum Karma Yangzom
27. Aum Lhamo
3. Jetsun Pema
28. Tenzin Thinley, Khyungtrul Pema Wangchen
14. Dasho Thinley Namgyal, Dzongpon of Zhemgang
29. Decho Dorji
7. Aum Sonam Choki
30. Tshering
15. Aum Rinchen
31. Aum Lekpa
16. Jigme Wangchuck
8. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
17. Phuntsho Choden
4. Jigme Singye Wangchuck
18. Raja Sonam Tobgye Dorji
9. Kesang Choden
19. Rani Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji
2. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
20. Sangay Tenzin
10. Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji
21. Dorji Om
5. Tshering Yangdon
22. Lopen Duba
11. Yum Thuiji Zam
23. Aum Ugay Dem
1. Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
24. Ugyen Tshering, Dzongpon of Trashigang
12. Brigadier Ugyen Dorji Tangbi
25. Dorji Wangmo
6. Captain Dhondup Gyaltshen
26. Thinley Topgay, Dzongpon of Trashigang
13. Aum Karma Yangzom
27. Aum Lhamo
3. Jetsun Pema
28. Tenzin Thinley, Khyungtrul Pema Wangchen
14. Dasho Thinley Namgyal, Dzongpon of Zhemgang
29. Decho Dorji
7. Aum Sonam Choki
30. Tshering
15. Aum Rinchen
31. Aum Lekpa
8. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
17. Phuntsho Choden
4. Jigme Singye Wangchuck
18. Raja Sonam Tobgye Dorji
9. Kesang Choden
19. Rani Mayum Chonying Wangmo Dorji
2. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
20. Sangay Tenzin
10. Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji
21. Dorji Om
5. Tshering Yangdon
22. Lopen Duba
11. Yum Thuiji Zam
23. Aum Ugay Dem
1. Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
24. Ugyen Tshering, Dzongpon of Trashigang
12. Brigadier Ugyen Dorji Tangbi
25. Dorji Wangmo
6. Captain Dhondup Gyaltshen
26. Thinley Topgay, Dzongpon of Trashigang
13. Aum Karma Yangzom
27. Aum Lhamo
3. Jetsun Pema
28. Tenzin Thinley, Khyungtrul Pema Wangchen
14. Dasho Thinley Namgyal, Dzongpon of Zhemgang
29. Decho Dorji
7. Aum Sonam Choki
30. Tshering
15. Aum Rinchen
31. Aum Lekpa