Monique Vinh Thuy
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| Thai Phương | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Vietnam | |
| Full name | Monique Baudot |
| Birthplace | France |
| Consort | Bảo Đại, Emperor of Vietnam |
| Dynasty | Nguyễn Dynasty |
Princess Thai Phương (born Monique Baudot, circa 1945) is the widow of the last Emperor of Vietnam, Bảo Đại.
[edit] Biography
In 1969, Monique Baudot, a French citizen who was then working in the press department of France's embassy in Zaire, met Emperor Bảo Đại in Paris, France. The former Vietnamese monarch had been sent into exile in 1945 by the French, returned to in 1949, and had been forced to abdicate in 1955.
In February 1972, in Paris, the former emperor and Baudot were married, and she was renamed Her Majesty Imperial Princess Vĩnh Thụy.
[edit] External links
- Emperor Bảo Đại and Princess Vĩnh Thụy visit Thiên-Lý Bửu-Tòa Cao Dai Temple Dec. 2, 1982 at San Martin, California
- Princess Vĩnh Thụy Interview French
- Princess Vĩnh Thụy Interview English
- Emperor Bảo Đại and Princess Vĩnh Thụy meet supporters in France French
