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Duchess of Addis Abeba (1937–2021)
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Phương Mai
Duchess of Addis Abeba
Marchioness of Sabotino
Princess Phương Mai at 1955 Italian Grand Prix
Born(1937-08-01)1 August 1937
Da Lat, French Indochina (now Vietnam)
Died16 January 2021(2021-01-16) (aged 83)
Louveciennes, France
SpousePietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba
IssueFlavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba
Donna Manuela Badoglio
HouseNguyễn Phúc
FatherEmperor Bảo Đại
MotherEmpress Nam Phương

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.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Phương Mai
8. Đồng Khánh
4. Khải Định
9. Hựu Thiên Thuần
2. Bảo Đại
10. Hoàng Văn Tích, Duke of Nghi
5. Hoàng Thị Cúc
1. Phương Mai
6. Pierre Nguyễn Hữu-Hào, Duke of Long Mỹ
3. Marie Thérèse Nguyễn Hữu Thị Lan
14. Philippe Le Phat Dat
7. Marie Lê Thị Binh

Notes

  1. The title imperial princess of Phương Mai means "daughter of emperor" which is "hoàng nữ" in Vietnamese, not "Công chúa", which is a title normally given to the daughters of Vietnamese emperors and also translated as princess in English

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