Đồng Khánh


Đồng Khánh, born Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Kỷ or Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Đường, also known as Chánh Mông, was the ninth emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned three years between 1885 and 1889. His royal temple name was Cảnh Tông.

Biography

Đồng Khánh was given birth in 19 December 1864 at Imperial city of Huế. He got the childhood name Chánh Mông when he was brought up in Chánh Mông palace. Đồng Khánh was the eldest son of Prince Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Cai and Concubine Bùi Thị Thanh.
As his uncle, Emperor Tự Đức, had no children, Đồng Khánh was adopted and made the title Kiên Giang quận công.

Rule

After the French armies captured the city of Huế and the Purple Forbidden City fell to the French, hen court regents Nguyễn Văn Tường and Tôn Thất Thuyết took the young Emperor Hàm Nghi escaped from the Purple Forbidden City of Huế, and took him to the mountains as the figurehead of a revolutionary movement against the French. To take away the legitimacy of Hàm Nghi, general de Courcy and résident de Champeaux of France asked the empress dowager Nghi Thiên to enthrone prince Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Kỷ. In 19 September 1885, Prince Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Kỷ had to go to the governor of Annam to attend his cornoration, he became the ninth emperor of Đại Nam with the era name of Đồng Khánh.
The emperor showed himself as the Pro-French ruler and this thing was also mentioned in Diary of Trần Trọng Kim:

Death

In 28/01/1889, Đồng Khánh died at aged 24 after reigning in 3 years.he was granted the Posthumous name as Hoằng Liệt Thông Thiết Mẫn Huệ Thuần Hoàng Đế, with temple name Cảnh Tông.
In 1916, his son granted him as Phối Thiên Minh Vận Hiếu Đức Nhân Vũ Vĩ Công Hoằng Liệt Thông Thiết Mẫn Huệ Thuần Hoàng Đế. He was buried in Tư Lăng mausoleum which is located at Dương Xuân Thượng village, Hương Thuỷm commune, Thừa Thiên Province.

Relatives

, the First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955–63, was a great-granddaughter of Đồng Khánh.
  1. Phụ Thiên Thuần Nguyễn Hữu thị Empress, courtesy name Học Khương ; historical book record as Đức Thánh Cung. Daughter of Vĩnh Lai Quận công , House of secret council mandarin Nguyễn Hữu Độ.
  2. Hựu Thiên Thuần Dương thị Empress,hometown in Phú Lộc commune, Thừa Thiên province, Daughter of Phú Lộc Quận công Dương Quang Hướng. She is the mother of emperor Khải Định.
  3. Concubine Phan Văn thị.
  4. Concubine Trần Đăng thị .
  5. Concubine Hồ Văn thị.
  6. Concubine Nguyễn Văn thị.
  7. Concubine Trần Văn thị.
  8. Concubine Hồ thị.
  9. Concubine Trịnh thị.
  10. Concubine Nguyễn Hữu thị.
  11. Concubine Bách Hợp.
  1. Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Đảo : emperor Khải Định
  2. An Hóa Quận vương Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Tung
  3. Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Nguy.
  4. Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Nga.
  5. Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Cát.
  6. Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Quyền.
  1. Ngọc Lâm princess "Nguyễn Phúc Hỷ Duyệt".
  2. Ngọc Sơn princess "Nguyễn Phúc Hỷ Hỷ".
  3. Princess Nguyễn Phúc Hân Hân.