Home » Images » 0020 Pictures From History » CPA0009917

Vietnam: Empress Nam Phuong walking with Emperor Bao Dai, c. 1952

Bảo Đại ("keeper of greatness"; 22 October 1913 – 30 July 1997); born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy; was the 13th and last ruler of the Nguyen dynasty. From 1926 to 1945; he was king (or emperor) of Annam under French 'protection'.Bảo Đại ("keeper of greatness"; 22 October 1913 – 30 July 1997); born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy; was the 13th and last ruler of the Nguyen dynasty. From 1926 to 1945; he was king (or emperor) of Annam under French 'protection'.

Empress Nam Phương (14 December 1914 – 16 December 1963); born Marie-Thérèse Nguyễn Hữu Thị Lan; later Imperial Princess Nam Phương; was the first and primary wife of Bảo Đại; the last king of Annam and last emperor of Vietnam; from 1934 until her death. She also was the first and only empress consort (hoàng hậu) of the Nguyễn Dynasty.