Crown Prince Bao Long

Crown Prince Bao Long invested at the Can-Chanh Palace, Hue, Vietnam

Crown Prince Bảo Long (Chữ nôm 保隆) of Vietnam (born January 4, 1936) is the head of the Nguyễn Dynasty, the now deposed Emperors of Vietnam. Fair Use confirmed http://users. ... Fair Use confirmed http://users. ... Fair Use confirmed http://users. ... Fair Use confirmed http://users. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Nguyễn Dynasty (阮朝) was a line of rulers of Vietnam in the 19th century to mid-20th century. ...

Biography

Bảo Long was born at Kien-Trung Palace, Huế on January 4, 1936, to parents Emperor Bảo Đại and Empress Nam Phuong (born Marie-Therese Nguyen Huu Thi Lan) of Vietnam. On March 7, 1939, he was invested and proclaimed Crown Prince of Vietnam, the official heir to the throne in an ancient Confucian ceremony at Can-Chanh Palace, Huế, Vietnam. Huế (順化 in Chinese characters) is a city in Vietnam. ... Emperor Bao Dai Bảo Đại (保大) (October 22, 1913 – July 30, 1997) was the last Emperor of Vietnam, the 13th and last Emperor of the Nguyá»…n Dynasty. ... Empress Nam Phuong (lit. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... // Events January-March January 2 - End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. ... Confucianism (儒家 Pinyin: rújiā The School of the Scholars), sometimes translated as the School of Literati, is an East Asian ethical, religious and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of Confucius. ...

In 1947, Empress Nam Phuong left Vietnam with the Crown Prince and his siblings. They lived at the Chateau Thorenz outside of Cannes, France. Crown Prince Bảo Long grew up as a devout Christian of the Roman Catholic Church, and he received his education at the Roches School in Normandy. He then went to Paris and studied law and political science to prepare him to serve in the capacity on state affairs. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Overview of Cannes from Le Suquet The seaside town of Cannes, in southern France, as seen from a ferry speeding towards lîle Saint Honorat Cannes (Canas in Provençal) (pronounced ) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

In 1953, Crown Prince Bảo Long was invited to attend the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in London to represent the Vietnamese Imperial Family. 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A coronation is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. ... Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...

Crown Prince Bảo Long served in the French Foreign Legion in the Algerian War of Independence and he highly distinguished himself, earning the Croix de Guerre (Cross of Military Valor) with three stars for his courage in battle. His other decorations are the Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, the decoration of the Golden Gong 2^nd Class, the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia, the Order of the Million Elephants and White Parasol of Laos and a commemorative medal for attending the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Légionnaires in dress uniform. ... The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) was a period of guerrilla strikes, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians on both sides, and riots between the French army and colonists, or the colons as they were called, in Algeria and the FLN (Front de Libération Nationale) and other pro-independence... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ...

After 10 years of service in the French Foreign Legion, he returned to France where he worked in a bank. He never married and never had any children, so has no heir apparent. Légionnaires in dress uniform. ... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ...

In 1997, when the Emperor Bảo Đại passed away, Bảo Long inherited the position of head of the Nguyễn Dynasty. He has remained out of politics and lives quietly in Paris, though political organizations such as the Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League wish to restore the Nguyễn Dynasty to the throne under a Constitutional Monarchy to Vietnam, such as in Cambodia and Thailand. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nguyễn Dynasty (阮朝) was a line of rulers of Vietnam in the 19th century to mid-20th century. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League (VCML), (vietnamese:Cờ Liên Minh Quân Chủ Lập Hiến Đa Nguyên Việt Nam). ... A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchical government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges a hereditary or elected monarch as head of state. ...

External links

• Vietnam’s Imperial Crown Prince