Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi

Names
	Sree Padmanabhasevini Vanchidarma Vardhini Raja Rajeshwari Maharani Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi, Attingal Mootha Thampuran and the Maharani of Travancore

Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi
Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi
Maharani of Travancore; Attingal Mootha Thampuran
Reign	(1985–2008 Titular Maharani)
Predecessor	Sethu Lakshmi Bayi
Successor	Uthram Thirunal Lalaithamba Bhai (2008 June to November 2008 ) Karthika Thirunal Indira Bai (2008 November to 2017 July )
Born	17 September 1916; Travancore
Died	8 June 2008 (aged 91); Thiruvananthapuram
Spouse	Lt. Col. P. R. Godavarma Raja of Poonjar Royal House (m. 1934; died 1971)
Issue	Avittom Thirunal Rama Varma; Pooyam Thirunal Gowri Parvathi Bayi; Aswathi Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi; Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma;
Names
Names
	Sree Padmanabhasevini Vanchidarma Vardhini Raja Rajeshwari Maharani Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi, Attingal Mootha Thampuran and the Maharani of Travancore
House	Venad Swaroopam; Kulasekhara (Second Chera) Royal Dynasty;
Father	Pooram Nal Ravi Varma of Kilimanur Palace
Mother	Amma Maharani Moolam Thirunal Sethu Parvathi Bayi
Religion	Hinduism

Maharani Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi (1916-2008) was the only sister of the last ruling Maharajah of Travancore, Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma and of his successor, Sree Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma. Under the matrilineal Marumakkathayam system of inheritance prevalent in the kingdom of Travancore, it was her children who were heirs to the throne. She therefore held a very special place in the Travancore court, superior to the Maharaja's wives, and was termed the Rani of Attingal in her own right. In 2013, her only surviving son duly succeeded his uncles as titular Maharaja of Travancore and is known as Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma.

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