Raden Adipati WIra tanu Datar VIII ( Raden Jenon )

Raden Adipati Wira Tanu Datar VII ( 1916 )

Raden Adipati Wira Tanu Datar VIII (Raden Jenon) is the last regent districts Limbangan after changed its name to Garut district by the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies on May 7, 1913.

Raden Jenon was the oldest son of Raden Jayaningrat / Raden Abas / Surianatakusumah / Wiratanudatar VII (Limbangan Garut Regent 1833 -1871 AD) from the marriage with Nyi Rd. Mantria son Rd.Dirapraja bin Rd. Mangala Raja bin Rd. Raja Pangaras (descendants Dalem Aria Wirayuda Cipicung).

Raden Jenon is one of the famous regent who ruled for 44 years, from 1871 to 1915. Because of his services to promote the area, he was named Officer in de Ore van Oranje Nassau a gold star award from the Dutch East Indies. Since then, he was known as " Dalem bintang ".

He is married to Raden Ayu Lasminingrat (figure beginner emancipation movement, education and intellectual Indonesia) born in 1843 AD in Garut a daughter of Rd. H. Muhammad Musa (penghoeloe Limbangan district that continues to be Garut now)

Raden Ayu Lasminingrat a novice figure emancipation movement, education and intellectual Indonesia, who was born in 1843 AD in Garut

Raden Ayu Lasminingrat Kontroleur Levisan schooled at home, the Dutch friend of his parents (because at that time there were no schools for girls) and it was there that he bejar read, write, and Dutch. In addition, he is smart and intelligent it is not surprising that she is the only woman in Garut who was very fluent in Dutch.

Ideals else he did not want to advance the degree of women. In 1907, he founded a school For Women only in the neighborhood pavilion by taking in the room Garut district gamelan. Initially the students of the children of the nobility. He also diligently to make the story, as well as his famous among Warnasari (2 volumes), a collection of fairy tales were translated from the Dutch.


To strengthen the status of the school, Raden Ayu Lasminingrat accompanied by Doctor Meulder facing the Governor General in Bogor for the blessing of the establishment of the girl's school. Raden Ayu Lasminingrat effort finally succeeded


he founded a school named Women School, the building is now used Highschool 1 Garut. Due to his great merit in advancing indigenous people, especially women, she was given a token of appreciation by the Dutch Government.