Preah Bat Sisowath Monivong (1875-1941) was the king of Cambodia from 1927 til 1941. The second son of King Sisowath; he was born during the reign of King Norodom who ruled from Oudong as a puppet king for the French colonial protectorate. In 1884; after the French conquered Laos and occupied Vietnam; Cambodia became a direct colonial possession. The royal family moved from Oudong to the new capital of Phnom Penh where Sisowath Monivong was residing. After his death in 1941; Monivong was succeeded by his grandson; Norodom Sihanouk.