Phương Mai Explained

Phương Mai
Duchess of Addis Abeba
Marchioness of Sabotino
Birth Date:1 August 1937
Birth Place:Da Lat, French Indochina (now Vietnam)
Death Place:Louveciennes, France
House:Nguyễn Phúc
Father:Emperor Bảo Đại
Mother:Empress Nam Phương
Spouse:Pietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba
Issue:Flavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba
Donna Emanuela Badoglio

Princess Phương Mai of Vietnam, Duchess of Addis Abeba (1 August 1937 – 16 January 2021) was a daughter of Emperor Bảo Đại of Vietnam and his first wife, Empress Nam Phương. In 1947, Nam Phương left Vietnam with her children and lived at the Château Thorens, outside of Cannes, France. Phương Mai received her education in France and returned to Vietnam from 1949 to 1953. She was educated at Convent des Oiseaux in Verneuil sur Seine, France.

On 5 August 1971, in Paris, France, Princess Phương Mai married Pietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba and Marquess of Sabotino, the son of the first duke Pietro Badoglio; they had two children, a son and a daughter:

She died on 16 January 2021 at Louveciennes, France, aged 83 years old.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-passing-of-vietnamese-princess-and.html, "The Passing of a Vietnamese Princess and Italian Duchess"