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	'''Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|GCSI\|GCIE\|GBE}} (24 November 1872 – 19 June 1949) was the ruling [[Maharaja]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Kapurthala State\|Kapurthala]] in the [[British India\|British Empire of India]] from 1877 until his death in 1949. He ascended the throne of Kapurthala state on 16 October 1877~~. He~~ assumed full ruling powers on 24 November 1890 ~~and then commenced a career~~ as a world ~~traveller~~ and Francophile. He was born in ~~Jat~~ Sikh family. He received the title of Maharaja in 1911. He built palaces and gardens in the city of Kapurthala; his main palace [[Sainik School, Kapurthala\|Jagatjit Palace]] there was modelled on the [[Palace of Versailles]].		'''Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur''' {{postnominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|GCSI\|GCIE\|GBE}} (24 November 1872 – 19 June 1949) was the last ruling [[Maharaja]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Kapurthala State\|Kapurthala]] in the [[British India\|British Empire of India]], from 1877 until his death, in 1949. He ascended to the throne of Kapurthala state on 16 October 1877 and assumed full ruling powers on 24 November 1890 as well indulging in traveling the world and being a Francophile. He was born in an Ahluwalia Sikh family. He received the title of Maharaja in 1911. He built palaces and gardens in the city of Kapurthala; his main palace, [[Sainik School, Kapurthala\|Jagatjit Palace]] there was modelled on the [[Palace of Versailles]]. He also built a [[gurdwara]] at Sultanpur Lodhi.

	~~He also built a [[gurudwara]] at Sultanpur Lodhi, sacred to [[Guru Nanak]].~~		He served as the Indian Representative to the [[League of Nations]] General Assembly in [[Geneva]] in 1925, 1927, and 1929,<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~league/7thassemb.htm The League of Nations Photo Collections]</ref> attended the [[Round Table Conference]] in 1931 and was Lt Governor of the [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union\|PEPSU]] at the time of his death in 1949, aged 76. He was cousin of [[Sardar]] Bhagat Singh, one of the few Indian Justices of High Court during the British Raj. His grandson [[Sukhjit Singh (soldier)\|Sukhjit Singh]] served as a Brigadier in the [[Indian Army]]. Another grandson [[Arun Singh (politician, born 1944)\|Arun Singh]] was a Minister in the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] government.

	He served as the Indian Representative to the [[League of Nations]] General Assembly in [[Geneva]] in 1925, 1927, and 1929,<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~league/7thassemb.htm The League of Nations Photo Collections]</ref> attended the [[Round Table Conference]] in 1931 and was Lt Governor of the [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union\|PEPSU]] at the time of his death in 1949, aged 76. He was cousin of [[Sardar]] Bhagat Singh, one of the few Indian Justices of High Court during the British Raj.
	His grandson [[Sukhjit Singh (soldier)\|Sukhjit Singh]] ~~rose to the rank of~~ Brigadier in the [[Indian Army]]. Another grandson [[Arun Singh (politician, born 1944)\|Arun Singh]] was a Minister in the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] government.

	==Honours==		==Honours==
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	==Marriages==		==Marriages==
	*~~Singh married firstly~~ at Paprola, on 16 April 1886, '''Maharani Harbans Kaur Sahiba''', daughter of ''[[Mian (title)\|Mian]]'' Ranjit Singh [[Guleria]] of [[Kangra district\|Paprola]] (died 17 October 1941 in [[Mussoorie]] from heart failure). They had two sons.		*First marriage at Paprola, on 16 April 1886, to '''Maharani Harbans Kaur Sahiba''', daughter of ''[[Mian (title)\|Mian]]'' Ranjit Singh [[Guleria]] of [[Kangra district\|Paprola]] (died 17 October 1941 in [[Mussoorie]] from heart failure). They had two sons.
	**Paramjit Singh Sahib Bahadur		**Paramjit Singh Sahib Bahadur
	**Mahijit Singh Sahib Bahadur		**Mahijit Singh Sahib Bahadur
	*~~Married secondly~~ at Katoch, 1891, '''Rani Parvati Kaur Sahiba''', daughter of a ''[[Sardar]]'' of [[Katoch]] (died 20 February 1944 in Kapurthala). They had ~~one~~ son.
			*Second marriage at Katoch, 1891, to '''Rani Parvati Kaur Sahiba''', daughter of a ''[[Sardar]]'' of [[Katoch]] (died 20 February 1944 in Kapurthala). They had a son.
	**Amarjit Singh Sahib Bahadur		**Amarjit Singh Sahib Bahadur
	*~~Married thirdly~~ at Bashahr, 1892, '''Rani Lakshmi Kaur Sahiba''', a Princess of a [[Rajput]] family from [[Bushahr\|Bashahr]] (died September 1959 in Kapurthala).
	*~~Married fourthly~~ at Jubbal, 1895, '''Rani Kanari Sahiba''', daughter of the ''[[Dewan]]'' of [[Jubbal]] (died circa 1910). They had ~~one~~ son and ~~one~~ daughter.		*Third marriage at Bashahr, 1892, to '''Rani Lakshmi Kaur Sahiba''', a Princess of a [[Rajput]] family from [[Bushahr\|Bashahr]] (died September 1959 in Kapurthala).

			*Fourth marriage at Jubbal, 1895, to '''Rani Kanari Sahiba''', daughter of the ''[[Dewan]]'' of [[Jubbal]] (died circa 1910). They had a son and a daughter.
	**Karamjit Singh Sahib Bahadur		**Karamjit Singh Sahib Bahadur
	**Amrit Kaur Sahiba		**Amrit Kaur Sahiba
	*~~Married fifthly~~ at [[Paris]], 28 January 1908 (later divorced), '''Rani Prem Kaur Sahiba''' [née [[Anita Delgado]]], (born 1890 in [[Málaga]], Spain, died 7 July 1962 in [[Madrid]], Spain from heart failure). They had ~~one~~ son.
			*Fifth marriage at [[Paris]], 28 January 1908 (later divorced), '''Rani Prem Kaur Sahiba''' [née [[Anita Delgado]]], (born 1890 in [[Málaga]], Spain, died 7 July 1962 in [[Madrid]], Spain from heart failure). They had a son.
	**Ajit Singh Sahib Bahadur		**Ajit Singh Sahib Bahadur
	*~~Married sixthly~~ at Kapurthala, 1942, '''Rani Tara Devi Sahiba''' [née Eugenia Marie ~~Grossupova~~]; she was an actress, and the daughter of a [[Czech (people)\|Czech]] count and ~~Nina Marie Grossupova~~.
			*Sixth marriage at Kapurthala, 1942, to '''Rani Tara Devi Sahiba''' [née Eugenia Marie Grossupovai]; she was an actress, and the daughter of a [[Czech (people)\|Czech]] count and an actress.

	==In media==		==In media==

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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Sir Jagatjit Singh
| image =Maharaja de kapurthala jagatjit singh.jpg
| succession = [[Maharaja]] of [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]]
| reign = 3 September 1877 – 15 August 1947
| predecessor = Kharak Singh ''(as Raja)''
| successor = ''Monarchy abolished''<br />Paramjit Singh (titular)
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1872|11|24}}
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| birth_place = [[Kapurthala]], [[Kapurthala State]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1949|06|19|1872|09|05}}
| death_place =[[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[Dominion of India|India]]
| religion = [[Sikh]]
| father =Kharak Singh Sahib Bahadur
| mother =Anand Kaur Sahiba
| spouse = six wives
| issue = five sons and one daughter
| dynasty = [[Ahluwalia (misl)|Ahluwalia dynasty]]
| coronation = 24 November 1890
| full name = Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur
}}

'''Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|GCSI|GCIE|GBE}} (24 November 1872 – 19 June 1949) was the ruling [[Maharaja]] of the [[princely state]] of [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]] in the [[British India|British Empire of India]] from 1877 until his death in 1949. He ascended the throne of Kapurthala state on 16 October 1877. He assumed full ruling powers on 24 November 1890 and then commenced a career as a world traveller and Francophile. He was born in Jat Sikh family. He received the title of Maharaja in 1911. He built palaces and gardens in the city of Kapurthala; his main palace [[Sainik School, Kapurthala|Jagatjit Palace]] there was modelled on the [[Palace of Versailles]].

He also built a [[gurudwara]] at Sultanpur Lodhi, sacred to [[Guru Nanak]].

He served as the Indian Representative to the [[League of Nations]] General Assembly in [[Geneva]] in 1925, 1927, and 1929,<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~league/7thassemb.htm The League of Nations Photo Collections]</ref> attended the [[Round Table Conference]] in 1931 and was Lt Governor of the [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union|PEPSU]] at the time of his death in 1949, aged 76. He was cousin of [[Sardar]] Bhagat Singh, one of the few Indian Justices of High Court during the British Raj.
His grandson [[Sukhjit Singh (soldier)|Sukhjit Singh]] rose to the rank of Brigadier in the [[Indian Army]]. Another grandson [[Arun Singh (politician, born 1944)|Arun Singh]] was a Minister in the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] government.

==Honours==
[[File:Jagatjit-singh.jpg|thumb|HH Maharaja Jagatjit Singh in childhood]]
=== British ===
*[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] (GCSI) 1911 (KCSI: 1897)
*[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (GCIE) ''1 January 1921''
*[[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire]] (GBE) ''29 November 1927''<ref>{{London Gazette| issue=33333 |page=7662 |date=29 November 1927}}</ref>
*[[Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medal]] in Gold 1897
*[[Delhi Durbar Medal]] in Gold 1903
*[[King George V Coronation Medal]], with [[Delhi Durbar Medal#Delhi Durbar Medal, 1911|Delhi Durbar Clasp]] 1911
*[[King George V Silver Jubilee Medal]] 1935
*[[King George VI Coronation Medal]] 1937
*[[Indian Independence Medal]] 1947

=== Foreign ===
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Prussia)|Order of the Crown]], 1st Class of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] 1911
*Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Nile]] of the [[Kingdom of Egypt]] 1924
*Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Ouissam Alaouite|Sharifan Order of Alaoui]] of the [[Morocco|Kingdom of Morocco]] 1924
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus]] of the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]] 1924
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit (Chile)|Order of Merit]] of [[Chile]] 1925
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Sun (Peru)|Order of the Sun]] of [[Peru]] 1925
*Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Cross of Honour and Merit of [[Cuba]] 1925
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Star of Romania]] 1926
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of Menelik II]] of [[Ethiopia|Empire of Ethiopia]] 1928
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of St. Sava|Order of Saint Sava]] of the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] 1928<ref>{{Cite book|last=Acović|first=Dragomir|title=Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima|year=2012|location=Belgrade|publisher=Službeni Glasnik|pages=602}}</ref>
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]] of the [[Spain|Kingdom of Spain]] 1928
*Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Glory (Tunisia)|Order of Glory]] of [[French protectorate of Tunisia|Tunisia]] 1928
*Grand Cross of the [[Royal Order of Cambodia]] 1929
*Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Crown (Iran)|Order of the Crown]] of [[Pahlavi Dynasty|Empire of Iran]] 1930
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Lion]], 1st Class of [[Czechoslovakia]] 1934
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saint Agatha]] of [[San Marino]] 1935
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of St. Sylvester|Order of Saint Sylvester]] of the [[Holy See|Vatican]] 1935
*Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour]] of [[French Fourth Republic|France]] 1948 (Grand Officer: 1924)
*Grand Cross of the Hamidiya Order of Merit of the [[Rampur State]] 1926

==Marriages==
*Singh married firstly at Paprola, on 16 April 1886, '''Maharani Harbans Kaur Sahiba''', daughter of ''[[Mian (title)|Mian]]'' Ranjit Singh [[Guleria]] of [[Kangra district|Paprola]] (died 17 October 1941 in [[Mussoorie]] from heart failure). They had two sons.
**Paramjit Singh Sahib Bahadur
**Mahijit Singh Sahib Bahadur
*Married secondly at Katoch, 1891, '''Rani Parvati Kaur Sahiba''', daughter of a ''[[Sardar]]'' of [[Katoch]] (died 20 February 1944 in Kapurthala). They had one son.
**Amarjit Singh Sahib Bahadur
*Married thirdly at Bashahr, 1892, '''Rani Lakshmi Kaur Sahiba''', a Princess of a [[Rajput]] family from [[Bushahr|Bashahr]] (died September 1959 in Kapurthala).
*Married fourthly at Jubbal, 1895, '''Rani Kanari Sahiba''', daughter of the ''[[Dewan]]'' of [[Jubbal]] (died circa 1910). They had one son and one daughter.
**Karamjit Singh Sahib Bahadur
**Amrit Kaur Sahiba
*Married fifthly at [[Paris]], 28 January 1908 (later divorced), '''Rani Prem Kaur Sahiba''' [née [[Anita Delgado]]], (born 1890 in [[Málaga]], Spain, died 7 July 1962 in [[Madrid]], Spain from heart failure). They had one son.
**Ajit Singh Sahib Bahadur
*Married sixthly at Kapurthala, 1942, '''Rani Tara Devi Sahiba''' [née Eugenia Marie Grossupova]; she was an actress, and the daughter of a [[Czech (people)|Czech]] count and Nina Marie Grossupova.

==In media==
*Probably as a reminiscence of his marriage with Anita Delgado, [[Don Pimpón]], a character in the [[Barrio Sésamo|Spanish version of Sesame Street]], claimed to have travelled the world extensively with "his friend the Maharaja of Kapurthala."
*He appeared in the [[American Horror Story: Freak Show]] episode [[Orphans (American Horror Story)|Orphans]] in a flashback where he gives Elsa Mars custody of Mahadevi "Ma Petite" Patel.

==See also==
{{Commons category|Jagatjit Singh}}
* [[Amrit Kaur|''Rajkumari Bibiji'' Amrit Kaur]], the first female Indian Cabinet Minister (his first cousin).
* [[Sita Devi (Maharani of Kapurthala)|''Maharajkumarani'' Sita Devi Sahiba]], pre-WWII fashion icon: wife of Maharajkumar Karam of Karputhala (his daughter-in-law).

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://kapurthala.gov.in/history/ The history of Kapurthala is the history of the Ahluwalia Dynasty]

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