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]