Paku Alam III
Prince Paku Alam III, 3rd Duke of Pakualaman between 1858 and 1864, making him the second shortest reigning Paku Alam after Paku Alam VI.
| Paku Alam III | |
|---|---|
| Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Surya Sastraningrat | |
 | |
| 3rd Duke of Pakualaman | |
| Reign | 1858 – 1864 |
| Coronation | 29 December 1858 |
| Predecessor | Paku Alam II |
| Successor | Paku Alam IV |
| Born | December 20, 1827 Yogyakarta Sultanate |
| Died | 17 October 1864 (aged 36) Yogyakarta Sultanate |
| Spouse | Raden Ayu Adipati Surya Sastraningrat |
| House | Mataram |
| Father | Paku Alam II |
| Mother | Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu of Yogyakarta |
Early life
He was a son of Paku Alam II by his primary wife, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu, daughter of Hamengkubuwana II.
[1] In 1858, he succeeded his father by the title of Pangeran Adipati Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Surya Sasraningrat. His wife, Raden Ayu Adipati Sasraningrat, was a daughter of Bendara Pangeran Harya Puger, son of Hamengkubuwana II. He also wed a widow of his elder brother, Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Nataningprang. She was a daughter of Gusti Pangeran Harya Mangkudiningrat, a son of Hamengkubuwana II by his queen consort.
Family
- Raden Ayu Adipati Surya Sasraningrat
- Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Suryaningrat
- Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Sasraningrat
- A widow of Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Nataningprang
- Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Adipati Paku Alam VI
- Married Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Paku Alam VI
- Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Adipati Paku Alam VI
- Unknown concubine(s)
- Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Purwasaputra
- Raden Mas Harya Suryaudaya
- Raden Mas Harya Suryakusuma
- Raden Ayu Natataruna
- Raden Ayu Natadirja
Notable Descendants
- Raden Mas Suwardi Suryaningrat
son of Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Suryaningrat, known as Ki Hadjar Dewantara- Married Raden Ajeng Sutartinah/Nyi Hadjar Dewantara, daughter of Kanjeng Pangeran Harya Sasraningrat
Pakualaman
Pakualaman became a small hereditary Duchy within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta, as a mirror-image of Mangkunegaran in the territory of the Susuhunanate of Surakarta.
Paku Alam III was considered to be an enthusiastic author and literary patron.[2]
The son of Paku Alam II, Paku Alam III was buried at Kota Gede.
Subsequent list of rulers
- Paku Alam IV, 1864 – 1878
- Paku Alam V, 1878 – 1900
- Paku Alam VI, 1901 – 1902
- Paku Alam VII, 1903 – 1938
- Paku Alam VIII, 1938 – 1999
- Paku Alam IX, 1999 – 2015
- Paku Alam X, 2015 – present
Notes
- ↑ Sastra. "Almanak, Van Dorp, 1860, #1574". Sastra Jawa (in Javanese). Retrieved 2026-05-21.
- ↑ Ricklefs, Merle Calvin (1981), A history of modern Indonesia : c.1300 to the present, Macmillan; Bloomington : Indiana University Press, p. 120, ISBN 978-0-333-24380-0