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Bảo Đại (Vietnamese: [ɓa᷉ːw ɗâːjˀ], chữ Hán: 保 大, lit. "keeper of greatness", 22 October 1913 – 31 July 1997), born Nguyễn Phúc/Phước Vĩnh Thụy (chữ Hán: 阮福永瑞), was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam.
Bảo Đại (chữ Hán: 保大, 22 tháng 10 năm 1913 – 31 tháng 7 năm 1997), tên khai sinh là Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy (阮福永瑞), là vị hoàng đế thứ 13 và là vị vua cuối cùng của triều đại nhà Nguyễn, cũng là vị hoàng đế cuối cùng của chế độ quân chủ trong lịch sử Việt Nam.
Bao Dai (born Oct. 22, 1913, Vietnam—died Aug. 1, 1997, Paris, France) was the last reigning emperor of Vietnam (1926–45). The son of Emperor Khai Dinh, a vassal of the French colonial regime, and a concubine of peasant ancestry, Nguyen Vinh Thuy was educated in France and spent little of his youth in his homeland.
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Nov 8, 2021 · Learn about the life of Bảo Đại, the last ruler of the Nguyễn Dynasty, who grew up in Huế's imperial city and later studied in France. Discover his memories of his first trip abroad, his French education, and his family in Paris.
Bao Dai, or the “keeper of greatness”, was the 13th and last monarch of the Nguyen dynasty, and more famous for his lurid and extravagant lifestyle – he was exiled in Hong Kong for several years –...
Learn about the life and reign of Bảo Đại, the last king of Nguyen Dynasty in Vietnam. See photos of his birth, coronation, exile, and death.
The abdication of Bảo Đại (Vietnamese: Chiếu thoái vị của Hoàng Đế Bảo Đại) took place on 25 August 1945 and marked the end of the 143-year reign of the Nguyễn dynasty over Vietnam ending the Vietnamese monarchy. Emperor Bảo Đại abdicated in response to the August Revolution.
