Phương Liên

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Phương Liên
Phuong lien (right) with her mother
Born (1939-11-03) 3 November 1939 (age 84)
Đà Lạt
SpouseBernard Soulain
IssueValérie Soulain
Caroline Soulain
HouseNguyễn Phúc
FatherBảo Đại
MotherNam Phương

Princess Phương Liên of Vietnam (born 3 November 1939 in Đà Lạt) is a daughter of Bảo Đại, the last emperor of Vietnam, and his first wife, Empress Nam Phương.

Biography

Her father abdicated as emperor in 1945.[1]

She was educated at the Convent des Oiseaux, Verneuil-sur-Seine, France, and in England.

On 6 January 1961, in the Catholic rite of matrimony, Princess Phương Liên married

banker Bernard Maurice Soulain, in Chabrignac, Corrèze, France. He is from Bordeaux
, and is the son of Alysse Albert Soulain and his wife, Yvonne Adrienne Marguerite Cousin.

They have two daughters:

  • Valérie Soulain (born on 20 July 1963)
  • Caroline Soulain (born on 20 March 1966)

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Bao Dai". The Independent. 2011-10-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

Ancestry