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. Estate holders were...
- Raja LINGAPPA Ranga Rao
Bahadur Garu,
1st Raja of Bobbili, he was granted the
additional title of Ranga Row by the Moghul Emperor,
constructed
a fort and town, originally called Pedda puli,
- 2nd Raja of Bobbili
- Raja VENGAL Ranga Rao
Bahadur Garu, 3rd Raja of Bobbili
- Raja RANGAPATI Ranga Rao
Bahadur Garu, 4th Raja of Bobbili
- Raja RAYADAPPA Ranga Rao
Bahadur Garu, 5th Raja of Bobbili
- Raja GOPALKRISHNA Ranga
Rao Bahadur
Garu, 6th Raja of Bobbili -/1757, 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, 7th Raja of Bobbili 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, 8th Raja of Bobbili -/1862, he was adopted
from Pithapuram, died sp
on 18th August 1862.
- Raja SITARAMA Ranga Rao
Bahadur Garu, 9th Raja of Bobbili
1862/1867,
founded the Anglo-Vernacular School at Bobbili in 1864, married Rani
Lakshmi
Chellayamma Garu (qv). He died in 1867 aged 23.
- Rani Lakshmi Chellayamma
Garu, 10th Rani of Bobbili 1867/1887, she adopted Kumar
Venkata Ranga Rao, the third son of Raja Velugoti Sri Raja Sarvagnya
Kumarayachendra Naidu Bahadur Garu, Raja of Venkatagiri, as her successor in
1872; she was granted the title
of Rani as a
personal distinction in February 1876; married Raja Sitarama Ranga Rao
Bahadur Garu (see above), and had adoptive issue.
She died sp
on 7th May 1887.
- The Honourable Maharaja
Sri Sir
VENKATA SWETA CHALAPATI
Ranga Rao Bahadur Garu G.C.I.E., 11th Raja of Bobbili 1887/1926,
born 8th September 1862 at
Venkatagiri (#2), third son of
Raja Velugoti Sri Raja Sarvagnya Kumara Yachendra Naidu
Bahadur Garu of Venkatagiri,
educated by English and Indian tutors in history, economy and Sanskrit;
installed on the gaddi on 30th November 1881; Member of the
Legislative Council 1898/-; he constructed the Raj Mahal palace
in Bobbili in 1888; during his reign he brought about a number of
reforms, he raised the Middle School of Bobbili to a high school and
also
established schools for the poor and for the physically and mentally
handicapped; he toured Europe in 1893, with his
youngest brother, Venugopala Ranga Rao, and was granted audiences with
the Duke of York, the Prince of
Wales and HM Queen Victoria, in whose honour, he constructed the
Victoria Town Hall (1894) in Bobbili; G.C.I.E.
[cr.1911],
K.C.I.E. [cr.1895], title of Raja recognized as hereditary in 1888,
Maharaja
[cr.1899]; 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 (or 1921).
- Sri Raja Venkata Kumara Krishna Ranga Rao Bahadur
Garu
(by 1st wife), born 1880, married April 1898, Rani Laxmi Venkayamma,
and had issue. He
died September 1920.
- Sri Victoria Venkata Ramanamma, born
22nd October
1899.
- Raja Sir Sri Varu Ramakrishna Swetha Chalapati Ranga
Rao Bahadur (qv)
- Rajkumar (name unknown) (by 2nd wife), born
1883, died
1887.
- Sri Raja Rao Sri Rama Krishna Ranga Rao
Bahadur (by 3rd wife),
Zamindar of Kirlampudi, born 29th August 1892, married and had issue.
He died after 1938.
- [?Sri Raja Rao
Rangamannar Krishna Ranga Rao, Zamindar of Kirlampudi? fl.1992]
- Raja Sir Sri RAMAKRISHNA
SWETHA CHALAPATI Ranga
Rao Bahadur Garu, 12th Raja of Bobbili 1926/1978, born 20th
February 1901 in Bobbili, Madras
Presidency,
K.C.I.E., privately educated by English and Indian tutors, Member of
Council of State 1925/1927, Member of Madras Legislative Council 1930;
served as Chancellor
of Andhra University in 1931, he attended the second Round Table
Conference
held in London in 1931 as a representative of the Indian landholders;
President of the South Indian Liberal Federation 1932/1938,
5th and 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Naidu (Madras) [5.11.1932] -
[4.4.1936] and
[24.8.1936] - [1.4.1937]; Member of the Constituent Assembly of India
1946/1951; M.L.A. (Andhra Pradesh) for Bobbili 1967/1972; 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 10th March 1978 in Bobbili, Madras.
- Raja Sri Rao Venkata Gopal Krishna Ranga Rao Ravu Bahadur
(qv)
- Raja Sri Rao Venkata GOPAL
KRISHNA Ranga Rao Ravu Bahadur, 13th Raja of Bobbili 1978/2008,
married Rani Sri Mangatayaru, and had issue, three sons. He died 2008.
- Raja Sri Rao Venkata Sujay Krishna Ranga Rao Ravu
Bahadur (qv)
- Sri Rao Venkata S. Kumara Krishna Ranga Rao (Babu
Nayana),
elected to the post of Chairperson in Bobbili municipality.
- Sri Rao Venkata Ramu Krishna Ranga Rao, a businessman
residing in Chennai, married Sri Rani Rami Venkata Leela Rangarao
- Raja Sri Rao Venkata SUJAY
KRISHNA Ranga Rao Ravu Bahadur, 13th Raja of Bobbili (see
above)
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