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Princess Phương Mai of Vietnam, Duchess of Addis Abeba (1 August 1937 – 16 January 2021) was a daughter of Emperor Bảo Đại of
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and his first wife, Empress Nam Phương. In 1947, Nam Phương left Vietnam with her children and lived at the Château Thorenc, outside of
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, France. Phương Mai received her education in
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and returned to
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from 1949 to 1953. She was educated at Convent des Oiseaux in Verneuil sur Seine,
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. On 5 August 1971, in
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,
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, Princess Phương Mai married Pietro Badoglio, 2nd Duke of Addis Abeba and Marquess of Sabotino, the son of the first duke
Pietro Badoglio Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Abeba, 1st Marquess of Sabotino ( , ; 28 September 1871 – 1 November 1956), was an Italian general during both World Wars and the first viceroy of Italian East Africa. With the fall of the Fascist regim ...
; they had two children, a son and a daughter: * ''The Noble Signora Donna'' Manuela Badoglio (born at
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,
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, on 26 June 1959). * ''The Noble Signor Don'' Flavio Badoglio, 3rd Duke of Addis Abeba (born in
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,
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, on 20 March 1973). Educated at the American School of Paris. She died on 16 January 2021 at Louveciennes,
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, aged 83 years old.


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1937 births 2021 deaths Duchesses in Italy People from Da Lat Vietnamese Roman Catholics Nguyen dynasty princesses Vietnamese princesses 20th-century Italian nobility Daughters of emperors {{Vietnam-royal-stub