French assistance to Nguyễn Phúc Ánh, a Nguyễn lord and the future founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, covered a period from 1777 to 1820. From 1777, Mgr Pigneau de Behaine, of the Paris Foreign M
Jean-Baptiste Chaigneau (in mixed Franco-Vietnamese uniform) was an important actor of the first French intervention in Vietnam.
Mgr Pigneau de Behaine was the main instigator of the French intervention in Vietnam from 1777 to 1824.
Pigneau de Behaine and Nguyễn Ánh fled together to the island of Phu Quoc.
Louis XVI gave his agreement to the 1787 Treaty of Versailles with Vietnam.
Minh Mạng
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Minh Mạng, also known as Minh Mệnh, was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. He was the fourth son of Emperor Gia Lo
Martyrdom of Joseph Marchand in 1835.
Martyrdom of Pierre Borie on 24 November 1838.
Martyrdom of Jean-Charles Cornay, 1837.
Martyrdom of Paul Mi, Pierre Duong and Pierre Truat on 18 December 1838.