Bảo Đại (October 22, 1913 – July 30, 1997) was the last Emperor of Vietnam, the 13th and last Emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty.

Biography

Bảo Đại was born Prince Nguyễn Vĩnh Thụy in Huế, which was then the capital of Vietnam. His father was Emperor Khải Định. After being educated at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (better known as Sciences Po) in France, he became emperor in 1925 following his father`s death, and took the name Bảo Đại (but is also known as Nguyễn Phúc Thiển or Vĩnh Thụy). He was subject to French control of his government— Vietnam was part of French Indochina. At various points in the twentieth century, Bảo Đại was widely considered to be a puppet ruler under French colonial interests.