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.