Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu

Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu (24 February 1852 - 25 March 1932) was a Danish naval officer and businessman who became a Siamese admiral and minister of the navy. He was granted the Thai noble title Phraya Chonlayutthayothin (พระยาชลยุทธโยธินทร์).

He commanded Siamese gunboats in the Paknam Incident of July 13, 1893, that ended the Franco-Siamese War, and went on to become the first and only foreign-born commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy, from 16 January 1900 to 29 January 1901.

He returned to Denmark in 1902, suffering from malaria.



Honours and awards

 * from Denmark
 * Chamberlain and Knight Grand Cross of the Danish Order of the Dannebrog
 * from Siam
 * Order of Chula Chom Klao
 * Order of the White Elephant
 * Order of the Crown of Siam
 * Royal Cypher Medal (King Rama V)
 * from other countries
 * Legion of Honour (France)
 * Order of the Redeemer (Greece)
 * Order of the Crown of Italy
 * Order of the Crown (Prussia)
 * Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia)
 * Order of the Sword (Sweden)
 * Order of the Medjidieh (Ottoman Empire)
 * Order of Franz Joseph (Austria-Hungary).