PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY:
Nirvana Rayappa, 15th Raja of Venkatagiri, was granted the estate of
Rajam
in 1652, which was later renamed Bobbili, leaving his son to rule there
as the 1st Raja of Bobbili. Rulers were...
- Raja LINGAPPA Ranga Rao Bahadur Garu,
granted the
additional title of Ranga Row by the Moghul Emperor,
constructed
a fort and town, originally called Pedda puli,
- ......
- Raja VENGAL Ranga Rao Bahadur Garu
- Raja RANGAPATI Ranga Rao Bahadur Garu
- Raja RAYADAPPA Ranga Rao Bahadur Garu
- Raja GOPALKRISHNA Ranga Rao Bahadur
Garu, married Rani Mallamma Devi, died January 1757, and
had
issue. He died January 1757.
- Raja CHINNA Ranga Rao Bahadur Garu (qv)
- Raja CHINNA Ranga Rao Bahadur Garu 1757/-, he adopted one
of the sons of Rao VENKATA SURYA Rao Garu of Pithapuram, who succeded as Raja
SWETHA CHALAPATI Ranga Rao Bahadur Garu (qv)
- Raja SWETHA CHALAPATI Ranga
Rao Bahadur Garu, adopted from Pithapuram, died sp
18th August 1862.
- Raja SITARAMA Ranga Rao Bahadur Garu
1862/1867,
founded the Anglo-Vernacular School at Bobbili in 1864, married Rani
Lakshmi
Chellayamma Garu. He died 1867 aged 23.
- Rani Lakshmi Chellayamma Garu 1867/1887, granted the title
of Rani as a
personal distinction in February 1876, adopted her successor in 1872,
died sp
7th May 1887.
- The Hounourable Maharaja Sri Sir
VENKATA SWETA CHALAPATI
Ranga Row Bahadur Garu 1887/1926, born 8th September 1862 at
Venkatagiri, third son of Raja Velugoti Sri Raja KUMARA YACHENDRA NAIDU
Bahadur Garu of Venkatagiri,
installed on the gaddi on 30th November 1881, G.C.I.E.
[cr.1911],
K.C.I.E. [cr.1895], title of Raja recognized as hereditary in 1888,
Maharaja
[cr.1899], Member of the Legislative Council 1898/-, married 1stly in
1878,
Rani (name unknown), died 1880, married 2ndly, 1881, Rani (name
unknown), sister of the first wife,
died
in childbirth 1883, married 3rdly, 1888, Rani (name unknown),
and had issue. He died 1926 (#2
).
- Raja VENKATA KUMARA KRISHNA Ranga Rao Bahadur
Garu
(by 1st wife) (qv)
- Son (by 2nd wife), born 1883, died
1887
- Sri Raja Rama Krishna Ranga Rao
Bahadur (by 3rd wife),
born 29th August 1892.
- Raja VENKATA KUMARA KRISHNA Ranga Rao Bahadur
Garu -/1920,
born 1880, married April 1898, Rani Laxmi Venkayamma, and had issue. He
died September 1920.
- Raja Sir Sri Varu RAMKRISHNA SWETHA CHALAPATI Ranga
Rao Bahadur (qv)
- Sri Victoria Venkata Ramanamma, born
22nd October
1899,
- Raja Sir Sri Varu RAMAKRISHNA SWETHA CHALAPATI Ranga
Rao Bahadur, 13th Raja of Bobbili 1920/1978, born 20th February 1901,
K.C.I.E., privately educated by English and Indian tutors, Member of
Council of State 1925/1927, Member of Madras Legislative Council 1930,
Chancellor
of Andhra University 1931, he attended the second Round Table
Conference
held in London in 1931 as a representative of the Indian landholders,
5th and 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Naidu [5.11.1932] - [4.4.1936] and
[24.8.1936] - [1.4.1937]; his interests were horse racing (winning a
number of cups) and polo; he married 1921, Rani Laxmi
Subhadrayamma
of the Tellaprole Zamindari family (#1),
and had issue.
He died 1978.
- Raja Sri Rao Venkata GOPAL KRISHNA Ranga Rao Ravu Bahadur
1978/-, married Rani Sri Mangatayaru, and had issue.
- Raja Sri Rao Venkata SUJAY KRISHNA Ranga Rao Ravu Bahadur
(qv)
- Raja Sri Rao Venkata SUJAY KRISHNA Ranga Rao Ravu Bahadur
(see
above)
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