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VIETNAM

The Nguyen Phuoc Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1916 - 1925 H.M. [Nguyen-Phuoc Buu Dao] Khai-Dinh [Hoang Tong Tuyen Hoang-De], King of Annam. b. at the Purple Forbidden City, Hue, 8^th October 1885, as Nguyen-Phuoc Tuan, eldest son of H.M. [Nguyen-Phuoc Bien] Dong-Khanh [Canh-Tong Thuan Hoang-De], King of Annam, by his second wife, H.M. Empress Dowager Khon-Nghi Xuong-Duc, née Tieng-Cung, educ. Raised to the title of Duke of Phung-Hoa with the appelation of Buu Dao before his accession. Raised to the throne by the French authorities after the deposition of Emperor Duy-Than, 10^th May 1916. Proclaimed and installed at the Palace of Can-Chanh, Hue, with the reign-name of Khai-Dinh (Auger of Peace and Stability), 17^th May 1916. Crowned at the Palace of Thai-Hoa, in the Purple Forbidden City, Hue, 18^th May 1916. Founded the Order of Merit in two classes. Rcvd: GC of the Royal Order of Cambodia, and the Legion of Honour of France (1919, GO 1916), and the Nishan al-Iftikhar of Tunisia, the Order of Merit of Indo-China 1st class, the Order of the Million Elephants & White Parasol of Laos, etc. m. (first) at the Purple Forbidden City, Hue, 1907, Hoang-Thi-Cuc. m. (second) at Hue, 1913, H.I.M. Empress Dowager Doan-Huy (b. 28^th January 1890; d. at Hue, 9^th November 1980), née Tir-Cung, granted the title of Tam-ghai Hue-Tan 1917, prom. to Nhi-Giai Huu-Phi 1918, prom. to Nhat-Giai Hau-Phi 1923, and to the rank of Empress Dowager as Doan-Huy Hoang-Thai- Hau with the style of Her Majesty 20^th March 1933, and granted the style of Her Imperial Majesty 18^th June 1945, daughter of H.E. Ho Dac Trung, sometime Minister for Public Instruction. m. four secondary wives. He d. at the Purple Forbidden City, Hue, 6^th November 1925, having had issue, an only son:

1) H.H. Crown Prince (Dong-Cung Hoang-Thai Tu) Nguyen-Phuoc Thien [Vinh Thuy], who succeeded as H.I.M. Emperor Bao Dai Emperor of Annam (s/o Empress Huu-Phi) - see below.

1925 - [1997] H.I.M. [Nguyen-Phuoc Thien] [Vinh Thuy] Bao Dai, Emperor of Vietnam. b. at the Palace of Doan-Trang-Vien, Hue, 22^nd October 1913, only son of H.M. [Nguyen-Phuoc Buu Dao] Khai-Dinh [Hoang Tong Tuyen Hoang-De], King of Annam, by his second wife, H.I.M. Empress Dowager Doan-Huy, educ. Lycée Condorcet and l'Ecole des Sciences politiques, Paris. Appointed as Heir Apparent 10^th March, and invested at the Palace of Can-Chanh, with the style of Dong-Cung Hoang-Thai Tu (the Heir Apparent resident in the Eastern Palace), 15^th May 1922. Succeeded on the death of his father, 6^th November 1925. Crowned at the Palace of Thai-Hoa, in the Purple Forbidden City, Hue, with the era name of Bao Dai, 8^th January 1926. Reigned under the Regency of H.H. Ton-Thai Han, until he came of age and assumed full ruling powers, 10^th September 1932. Proclaimed the independence and unity of the Empire of Vietnam, including the reunion of Tonkin and other territories and resumed the title of Emperor together with the style of His Imperial Majesty, 18^th June 1945. Forced to abdicate by the Viet Minh, 25^th August 1945, and appointed Supreme Advisor to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, 10^th November 1945. Went into voluntary exile in Hong Kong 16^th March 1946-1948. Signed an accord recognising Vietnamese national unity within the French Union, 5^th June 1948 (as a consequence, the colony of Cochin-China was re-united). Returned to Vietnam 27^th and was recognised as Head of State with the title of Quoc Truong 29^th April 1949. Installed at Saigon 1^st July 1949. Deposed again 26^th October 1955. Received into the Roman Catholic Church at Saint-Pierre-de-Chaillot, Paris 1988, and baptised with the names of Jean-Robert. Founder of the National Order of Vietnam 1950. Rcvd: Knt. of the Order of Maha Chakri of Thailand (1939), GC of the Orders of the Legion of Honour of France (1932), Royal Order of Cambodia, Million Elephants & White Parasol of Laos, Crown of Belgium (1935), Sharifian Order of Alawi of Morocco, etc. m. (first) at the Purple Forbidden City, Hue, 20^th March 1934, H.I.M. Empress Nam Phuong (b. at Saigon, 4^th December 1914; d. at Château La Pesche, Chabrignac, Corrèze France, 15^th September 1963, bur. there in the parish church), née Jeanne Marie-Thérèse [Mariette] Nguyen Huu-Hao Thi Lan, educ. Convent des Oiseaux, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, raised to the rank and title of Nam Phuong Hoang-Hau with the style of Her Majesty 24^th March 1934, and assumed the style of Her Imperial Majesty 18^th June 1945, Mbr. Reconstruction Cttee. Republic of Vietnam 1945-1946, daughter of H.E. Pierre Nguyen Huu-Hao, Duke of Long-My (Long-My Quan-Cong), by his wife, Marie Le Thi Binh. m. (second) at Paris, France, February 1972, H.I.M. Empress Thai Phuong (b. at Pont-à-Mousson, Lorraine, France, 1942), née Monique Baudot, styled Princess Vinh Thuy from February 1972, raised to the rank of Empress with the title of Thai Phuong Hoang-Hau and the style of Her Imperial Majesty 31^st July 1997. m. (a) at Hue, ca. 1935, Phu Anh, a niece of his mother. m. (b) at Hong Kong, 1946, Jenny Woong [Hoang], a Chinese lady. m. (c) at Saigon, 1955, Bui Mong Diep (b. at Hanoi, 1924), a Vietnamese lady. He d. at Val-de-Grâce Military Hospital, Paris, 31^st July 1997, having had issue, three sons and five daughters:

1) H.I.H. Crown Prince (Dong-Cung Hoang-Thai Tu) Bao Long, Head of the Imperial House of Vietnam (s/o Empress Nam Phuong) - see below. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
2) H.I.H. Prince (Hoang-tu) Bao Thang, Head of the Imperial House of Vietnam (s/o Empress Nam Phuong) - see below.
3) H.H. Prince (Hoang-tu) Bao An. b. at Dalat, 1953 (s/o Bui Mong Diep).
1) H.H. Princess (Cong Chua) Phuong Tao [Claire Phuong Tao]. b. before 1936 (d/o Hoang?).
2) H.I.H. Princess (Cong Chua) Phuong Mai. b. at Dalat, 1^st August 1937 (d/o Empress Nam Phuong), educ. Convent des Oiseaux, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Granted the style of Her Imperial Highness, 18^th June 1945. m. at Paris, France, 5^th August 1971 (or 1959?), Signor Don Pietro Badoglio, 2^nd Duke di Addis Abeba and Marquis del Sabotino (b. at Istanbul, Turkey, 10^th July 1939; d. at Paris, France, 4^th June 1992), of Villa Rota Badoglio, Flambruzzo, Rivignano, grandson of Marshal H.E. Signor Don Pietro Giuseppe Vittorio Luigi Badoglio, 1^st Duke di Addis Abeba and Marquis del Sabotino, KCB, sometime Prime Minister of Italy and Viceroy of Etthiopia, and eldest son of Signor Don Mario Badoglio dei duchi di Addis Abeba, sometime diplomat and Capt. Royal Italian Air Force, by his wife The Noble Signora Donna Giuliana Badoglio dei duchi di Addis Abeba, younger daughter of The Noble Signor Francesco Rota dei conti di San Vito al Tagliamento, 1^st Count di Flambruzzo, sometime Senator of the Kingdom of Italy, by his wife The Noble Signora Mary [May] Josephine Florence Christine Eva Rota, Countess di Flambruzzo, younger daughter of Colonel Morgan Dalrymple Treherne, of Aka, Hungary, and Rome, Italy, sometime West Kent Light Inf. (Militia), by his wife, Marie Agnes Christine Françoise Josepha, widow of Ladislas, Count Waldstein-Wartenberg, of Dux, Bohemia, and third surviving daughter of H.E. Baron Franz Fiáth d'Eorményes & Karansebes. She had issue, one son and one daughter:
- a) The Noble Signor Don Flavio Badoglio, 3^rd Duke di Addis Abeba and Marquis del Sabotino. b. at Paris, France, 20^th March 1973, educ. American Sch., Paris.
- a) Donna Manuela Badoglio dei duchi di Addis Abeba. b. at Dijon, France, 26^th June 1959.
3) H.I.H. Princess (Cong Chua) Phuong Lien. b. at Dalat, 3^rd November 1938 (d/o Empress Nam Phuong), educ. Convent des Oiseaux, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France and in England. Granted the style of Her Imperial Highness, 18^th June 1945. m. at Chabrignac, Corrèze, France (Roman Catholic rite), 6^th January 1962, Bernard Maurice Soulain (b. at Caudéran, Gironde, France, 2^nd January 1934), a banker from Bordeaux, son of Alysse Albert Soulain, by his wife, Yvonne Adrienne Marguerite, née Cousin. She had issue, two daughters:
- a) Valérie Soulain. b. 20^th July 1963. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) Caroline Soulain. b. 20^th March 1966.
4) H.I.H. Princess (Cong Chua) Phuong Dong. b. at the Palace of An Dinh, in the Purple Forbidden City, Hue, 5^th February 1942 (d/o Empress Nam Phuong). Granted the style of Her Imperial Highness, 18^th June 1945.
5) H.H. Princess (Cong Chua) Phuong Minh. b. 1949 (d/o Bui Mong Diep). m. 1969, Johns Tran Sy Hiep (b. 1945).

[1997 - 2007] H.I.H. Crown Prince (Dong-Cung Hoang-Thai Tu) Bao Long, Head of the Imperial House of Vietnam. b. at the Kien-Trung Palace, in the Purple Forbidden City, Hue, 4^th January 1936, eldest son of H.M. [Nguyen-Phuoc Thien] Bao Dai, Emperor of Vietnam, by his first wife, H.M. Empress Nam Phuong, educ. Convent des Oiseaux, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Coll. d'Adran, Dalat, Vietnam, l'École des Roches, Maslacq, l'École spéciale militaire de St Cyr, Coëtquidan, Brittany, and École d'Instruction de la Cavalerie et de l'Artillerie, Saumur, France. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the style of Dong-Cung Hoang-Thai Tu, 17^th September 1938. Invested at the Palace of Can-Chanh, in the Purple Forbidden City, Hue, 7^th March 1939. Granted the style of His Imperial Highness, 18^th June 1945. Came of age and confirmed as Heir Apparent, 15th June 1954. Represented Vietnam at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey, in London 1953. Cmsnd. as 2^nd-Lieut. 1^st Armoured Cavalry Regt. French Foreign Legion 14/7/1955, served in Algeria 1955-1958, retd. as Capt. 1958, thereafter a banker in Paris, settled in London since 1994. Hon. Lieut-Col. Regt. of Musketeers 1949. Hon. Col. Imperial Guard, Vietnamese Army. Succeeded on the death of his father as Head of the Imperial House of Vietnam, 31^stJuly 1997. Sovereign and Grand Master of the Order of the Dragon of Annam, etc. Rcvd: The Boi Decoration 1^st class, GC of the National Order of Merit of Vietnam (15.6.1954), the Order of the Legion of Honour, the Cross of Military Valour with red, silver and bronze stars (1958), and the North Africa Medal (1997) of France, Queen Elizabeth II Coron. Medal (1953), etc. m. Mme. Hebey (or Citi). He d.s.p. 28^th July 2007.

[2007] H.I.H. Prince (Hoang-tu) Bao Thang, Head of the Imperial House of Vietnam (s/o Empress Nam Phuong) - see below. b. at Dalat, 30^th September 1943, second son of H.M. [Nguyen-Phuoc Thien] Bao Dai, Emperor of Vietnam, by his first wife, H.M. Empress Nam Phuong, educ. Convent des Oiseaux, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and Coll. d'Adran, Dalat, Vietnam. Granted the style of His Imperial Highness, 18^th June 1945. Succeeded on the death of his elder brother as Head of the Imperial House of Vietnam, 28^th July 2007. Sovereign and Grand Master of the Order of the Dragon of Annam, etc.

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