The Legacy of Emperor Thành Thái & His Descendants
The Nguyễn Dynasty Lineage from Thành Thái
1. Emperor Gia Long (1802-1820)
- Regnal Name: Gia Long (嘉隆)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (阮福暎)
Date of Birth: 15th day of the 1st lunar month, Nhâm Ngọ year (February 8, 1762)
Coronation Date: 2nd day of the 5th lunar month, 1802 (June 1, 1802)
Reign Duration: 18 years (1802-1820)
Date of Death: 19th day of the 12th lunar month, Kỷ Mão year (February 3, 1820)
Temple Name: Thế Tổ Cao Hoàng Đế (Imperial Ancestor Thế Tổ) Founder of Nguyễn Dynasty, unified Vietnam
Connection: Thành Thái’s great-great-grandfather
2. Emperor Minh Mạng (1820-1841)
- Regnal Name: Minh Mạng (明命)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Đảm (阮福膽)
Date of Birth: 23rd day of the 4th lunar month, Tân Hợi year (May 25, 1791)
Coronation: 1st lunar month of Canh Thìn year (February 1820)
Reign Duration: 21 years (1820-1841)
Date of Death: 28th day of the 12th lunar month, Canh Tý year (January 20, 1841)
Temple Name: Thánh Tổ Nhân Hoàng Đế (Sacred Ancestor Benevolent Emperor) Centralized power, strict Confucian policies
Notable fact: Father of 142 children
3. Emperor Thiệu Trị (1841-1847)
- Regnal Name: Thiệu Trị (紹治)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông (阮福綿宗)
Date of Birth: 11th day of the 5th lunar month, Đinh Mão year (June 16, 1807)
Coronation: 20th day of the 1st lunar month, Tân Sửu year (February 11, 1841)
Reign Duration: 7 years (1841-1847)
Date of Death: 27th day of the 9th lunar month, Đinh Dậu year (October 4, 1847)
Temple Name: Hiến Tổ Chương Hoàng Đế (Exemplary Ancestor Brilliant Emperor) - Faced early French encroachment
4. Emperor Tự Đức (1847-1883)
- Emperor Tự Đức
Regnal Name: Tự Đức (嗣德)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm (阮福洪任)
Date of Birth: 25th day of the 8th lunar month, Kỷ Sửu year (September 22, 1829)
Coronation: 10th lunar month of Đinh Mùi year (November 1847)
Reign Duration: 36 years (1847-1883)
Date of Death: 16th day of the 6th lunar month, Quý Mùi year (July 19, 1883)
Temple Name: Dực Tông Anh Hoàng Đế (Winged Ancestor Eminent Emperor) - Longest reign (36 years); witnessed French conquest
- Last independent ruler before Thành Thái
5. Emperor Dục Đức (1883, 3 days)
- Regnal Name: Dục Đức (育德) / Temple Name: Nguyễn Cung Tông (阮恭宗)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Ái (阮福膺禛)
Date of Birth: 4th day of the 1st lunar month, Quý Sửu year (February 11, 1853)
Coronation: July 19, 1883 (solar calendar)
Reign Duration: 3 days (July 19-22, 1883) – shortest reign in Nguyễn Dynasty
Date of Death: October 6, 1883 (executed by regents)
Temple Name: Cung Tông (“Respectful Ancestor” – posthumously granted in 1889) Deposed and starved to death in prison
Tragedy: Began era of French-controlled puppet kings
6. Emperor Hiệp Hòa (1883, 4 months)
- Regnal Name: Hiệp Hòa (協和)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Dật (阮福洪佚)
Date of Birth: November 1, 1847 (solar calendar)
Coronation: 1883 (exact lunar date unspecified)
Reign Duration: 4 months (July 30 – November 29, 1883)
Date of Death: 30th day of 10th lunar month, Quý Mùi year (November 29, 1883) Poisoned for resisting French interference
7. Emperor Kiến Phúc (1883-1884)
- Emperor Kiến Phúc (建福帝)
Regnal Name: Kiến Phúc (“Establishing Happiness”)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Đăng (阮福膺登)
Date of Birth: 2nd day of 1st lunar month, Kỷ Tỵ year (February 12, 1869)
Coronation: 3rd day of 11th lunar month, Quý Mùi year (December 2, 1883)
Reign Duration: 8 months (December 1883 – July 1884)
Date of Death: 10th day of 6th lunar month, Giáp Thân year (July 31, 1884) - Died mysteriously at 15 after 8-month reign
8. Emperor Hàm Nghi (1884-1885)
- Emperor Hàm Nghi (咸宜帝)
Regnal Name: Hàm Nghi (“All-Embracing Harmony”)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Lịch (阮福膺𠄠) [Note: Corrected character for “Lịch”]
Date of Birth: 17th day of 6th lunar month, Tân Mùi year (August 3, 1871)
Coronation: 12th day of 6th lunar month, Giáp Thân year (August 2, 1884)
Reign Duration: 1 year (August 1884 – July 1885)
Date of Death: January 14, 1944 (in exile, Algiers) - Led “Cần Vương” anti-French movement → exiled to Algeria
9. Emperor Đồng Khánh (1885-1889)
Emperor Đồng Khánh (同慶帝)
Regnal Name: Đồng Khánh (“Collective Celebration”)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Đường (阮福膺禟)
Date of Birth: 12th day of 1st lunar month, Giáp Tý year (February 19, 1864)
Coronation: August 1885 (installed by French authorities)
Reign Duration: 3 years (1885-1889)
Date of Death: 27th day of 12th lunar month, Mậu Tý year (January 28, 1889)
Temple Name: Cảnh Tông Thuần Hoàng Đế (Admirable Ancestor Cultured Emperor)French puppet; Thành Thái’s half-brother
The Rebel King’s Immediate Line
10. Emperor Thành Thái (1889-1907)
- Emperor Thành Thái (成泰帝)
Regnal Name: Thành Thái (“Accomplishing Prosperity”)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lân (阮福寶嶙)
Date of Birth: 22nd day of 2nd lunar month, Kỷ Mão year (March 14, 1879)
Coronation: February 1, 1889 (solar calendar, age 9)
Reign Duration: 18 years (1889-1907)
Date of Death: 18th day of 2nd lunar month, Ất Mùi year (March 9, 1955) Last emperor to resist France openly
Exile: 47 years on Réunion Island (1907-1954)
11. Emperor Duy Tân (1907-1916)
- Emperor Duy Tân (維新帝)
Regnal Name: Duy Tân (“Maintaining Renewal”)
Birth Name: Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh San (阮福永珊)
Date of Birth: 26th day of 8th lunar month, Canh Tý year (September 19, 1900)
Coronation: 28th day of 7th lunar month, Đinh Mùi year (September 5, 1907)
Reign Duration: 9 years (1907-1916)
Date of Death: 21st day of 11th lunar month, Ất Dậu year (December 25, 1945) - Son of Thành Thái; led rebellion at 16
- Fate: Died in 1945 plane crash (suspected assassination)
12. Emperor Khải Định (1916-1925)
- Emperor Khải Định (啓定帝)
Regnal Name: Khải Định (“Beginning Stability”)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Đảo (阮福寶嶹)
Date of Birth: 1st day of 9th lunar month, Ất Dậu year (October 8, 1885)
Coronation: May 18, 1916 (solar calendar)
Reign Duration: 9 years (1916-1925)
Date of Death: 20th day of 9th lunar month, Ất Sửu year (November 6, 1925)
Temple Name: Hoằng Tông Tuyên Hoàng Đế (Expansive Ancestor Proclaiming Emperor)
13. Emperor Bảo Đại (1926-1945) - The Last Emperor of Vietnam
- Emperor Bảo Đại (保大帝)
Regnal Name: Bảo Đại (“Protector of Grandeur”)
Full Name: Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy (阮福永瑞)
Date of Birth: 3rd day of 9th lunar month, Quý Sửu year (October 22, 1913)
Coronation: 25th day of 11th lunar month, Ất Sửu year (January 8, 1926)
Reign Duration: 20 years (1925-1945)
Date of Death: July 31, 1997 (in Paris, France)
Post-Monarchy Descendants
Công Tằng Tôn Nữ Thùy Trang (Wendy Trần)
Great-granddaughter of Thành Thái through female line
Symbol: Carries his defiance as social entrepreneurship
