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
Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh
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Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, also known as Prince Cảnh, was the eldest son of the Vietnamese Prince Nguyễn Phúc Ánh, the future Emperor Gia Long. At the age of seven, he famously visited France with the French C
Minh Mạng
…dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until his death, on 20 January 1841. He was the fourth son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest son, Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, had died in 1801. He was well known for his opposition to French involvement in Vietnam, completing the final Vietnamese conquest of Champa, temporary…
Close-up of Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, at the age of seven, in Paris, France. Painting in 1787 by Maupérin, located at the Paris Foreign Missions Society.
While in France, Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh resided in the 1732 building of the Paris Foreign Missions Society.
Full portrait of Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, eldest son of Gia Long, who accompanied Pigneau de Béhaine to France in 1787. Painted by Maupérin, 1787.
Statue of Pigneau de Béhaine, with Prince Canh, holding the Treaty of Versailles, in Saigon.