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Vietnam: Nam Phuong ('Southern Perfume'), Empress of Vietnam, 1914-1963.

Vietnam: Nam Phuong ('Southern Perfume'), Empress of Vietnam, 1914-1963.

Marie-Therese Nguyen Huu Thi Lan, later Imperial Princess Nam Phuong and Empress Nam Phuong (14 December 1914 – 16 December 1963), was the first and primary wife of Bao Dai, the last king of Annam and last emperor of Vietnam from 1934 until her death. She also was the first and only empress consort (hoang hau) of the Nguyen Dynasty (1804-1945).

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