Bảo Long
| Nguyễn Phúc Bảo Long | |
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| Crown prince | |
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| Predecessor | Bảo Đại |
| Successor | Bảo Thắng |
| Born |
4 January 1936 Kien-Trung Palace, Huế, French Indochina |
| Died | 28 July 2007 (aged 71) Le Centre Hospitalier Gaston Ramon, Sens, France |
| Burial | Kien-Trung Palace Chabrignac, Corrèze, France |
| Spouse | Thérèse Marie Delanne |
| House | Nguyễn dynasty |
| Father | Bảo Đại |
| Mother | Nam Phương |
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| Bảo Long | |
| Vietnamese name | |
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| Vietnamese | Nguyễn Phúc Bảo Long |
| Hán-Nôm | |
Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Bảo Long (4 January 1936 – 28 July 2007) was the eldest son of Bảo Đại, Vietnam's last emperor. He headed the former ruling house from 30 July 1997 until his death.
Bảo Long was born at Kien-Trung Palace, Huế on 4 January 1936, to Emperor Bảo Đại and his first wife, Empress Nam Phương. On 7 March 1939, he was invested and proclaimed Crown Prince, the official heir to the throne, in a Confucian ceremony at Can-Chanh Palace in Huế.
In 1947, Empress Nam Phuong left Vietnam with the crown prince and his siblings. They lived at the Chateau Thorenz outside Cannes, France, and he grew up as a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
He received his education at the École des Roches School at Maslacq, then at Clères, Normandy. He then went to Paris and studied law and political science to prepare him to serve on state affairs.
In 1953, Crown Prince Bảo Long attended the coronation of Elizabeth II in London, as a representative of the Vietnamese Imperial Family.
Crown Prince Bảo Long served in the French Foreign Legion in the Algerian War 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 2nd 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. After 10 years of service in the French Foreign Legion, he returned to Paris, France, where he worked in a bank. He spent the remainder of his life as an investment banker.
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