Kateryna Desnytska
Kateryna Desnytska | |
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Kateryna Desnytska aged 14, 1900 | |
| Born | Katerina Ivanovna Desnitskaya 27 April 1886 |
| Died | 3 January 1960 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Other names | Katerin Na Phitsanulok |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Chula Chakrabongse |
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Kateryna Desnytska, Duchess of Phitsanulok (Ukrainian: Катерина Десницька; Thai: คัทริน เดสนิตสกี สโตน; 27 April 1886 – 3 January 1960) was a Ukrainian-born nurse who became a princess as wife of the Siamese prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath. She was a participant in the Russo-Japanese War and was awarded the Cross of St. George (1904). The royal love story between Kateryna and Chakrabongse is described in literary works and a ballet.