Prince Paku Alam III, 3rd Duke of Pakualaman between 1858 and 1864, making him the second shortest reigning Paku Alam after Paku Alam VI.
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Early life
He was a son of Paku Alam II by his primary wife, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu, daughter of Hamengkubuwana II.
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
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 Suryaningratson 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.
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