Prince Bảo Vang of Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

, also known as Yves Claude Vinh-San, is the illegitimate son of Emperor Duy Tân

Duy Tan

Emperor Duy Tân , was a boy emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and reigned in 9 years between 1907 and 1916. His name was Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh San and was son of the Thành Thái emperor...

. He was born in Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis, Réunion

Saint-Denis is the préfecture of the French overseas region and department of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island's northernmost point, close to the mouth of the Rivière Saint-Denis....

, Reunion Island, April 8, 1934.

Nguyễn dynasty

In 1987, Bao Vang escorted the remains of his father Emperor Duy Tân with other members of the royal family to Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

 in a traditional ceremony to rest in the tomb of his grandfather, Emperor Dục Đức

Duc Duc

Emperor Dục Đức was the fifth emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty and reigned for the duration of three days -References:...

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Bao Vang serves as Grandmaster of the Order of the Dragon of Annam under Prince Bảo Thắng of Vietnam. The position is non-political in Vietnamese politics and the role of the royal family is concerned with humanitarian, educational and cultural considerations.

Author

In 2001, Bảo Vang wrote a book, Duy Tân, Empereur d'Annam 1900-1945. The author's name is given as "Phuoc Bao Vang Nguyen".

External links

• Duy Tan, Emperor of Annam 1900-1945
• Order of the Dragon of Annam
• Where are they now? Prince Bao Vang
• Genealogy of the Vietnamese Royal Family
• About the Order of the Dragon of Annam
  Dragon of Annam
  The Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam was created on March 14, 1886, in the ancient Vietnamese city of Huế, by Emperor Đồng Khánh of the Imperial House of Annam, upon the "recommendation" of the President of France as a jointly awarded French colonial order...
  
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  • Official Website of the Order of The Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam
  • Official Website of the Order of the Dragon of Annam - by Edward J. Emering & John Sylvester, Jr.