Ang Mey
Ang Mey (Khmer: អង្គម៉ី [ʔɑŋ məj]; 1815 – December 1874) was a monarch of Cambodia. Her official title was Samdech Preah Mahā Rājinī Ang Mey. She was one of the few female rulers in Cambodia's history, and the first one since Queen Tey. Installed on the Cambodian throne by the Vietnamese, her reign was dominated by the Siamese-Vietnamese War (1841–1845).
| Ang Mey | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Cambodia | |
| First reign | 1835–1840 |
| Coronation | May 1835 |
| Predecessor | Ang Chan II (until 1834) Interregnum (1834–1835) |
| Successor | Interregnum (1840–1844) |
| Second reign | 1844–1846 |
| Predecessor | Interregnum (1840–1844) |
| Successor | Interregnum (1846–1848) Ang Duong (from 1848) |
| Born | 1815 |
| Died | December 1874 (aged 59) Oudong, French Cambodia |
| Burial | |
| Issue | 20 sons and daughters |
| Father | Ang Chan II |
| Mother | Neak Moneang Krachap |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Queen Ang Mey, also known by her Vietnamese title Ngọc-Vân-công-chúa (Princess Ngọc Vân), was proclaimed monarch on the death of her father by the Vietnamese faction at court with the title of "Chân Lạp quận chúa" (Duchess of Cambodia) in January 1835, then deposed in August 1840 with the demoted title of "Mỹ-Lâm-quận-chúa" (Duchess of Mỹ Lâm). She was reinstated in 1844, and again removed from the throne by the Vietnamese and taken to Huế with her sisters in 1845.