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Abstract

This article is a part of a research in the Cross-Cultural Marriage of Thai aristocrats: The Case of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanatha. The aim is to study the factors that lead the spouses of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanatha to marry Catherine, and to study the influence of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanatha's Cross-Cultural Marriage with other Thai aristocrats (during 1906-1920) because Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanatha was the first of all Thai aristocrats who have married between different cultures. The results of the study showed that there is more freedom in life in Russia than in Siam, and the attitude of Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanatha was uncomfortable due to the fact that he had to bear the burden of his status and unwillingness to marry for another benefit that you do not love. Along with accepting a Western concept and being infatuated with Catherine the first time they met until Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanatha was able to ponder many things. It is this factor that drives Prince