Bảo Long was born at Kien-Trung Palace,
Huế on 4 January 1936, to Emperor
Bảo Đại and his first wife, Empress
Nam Phương. On 7 March 1939, he was invested and proclaimed Crown Prince, the official heir to the throne, in a
Confucian ceremony at Can-Chanh Palace in Huế. In 1947, Empress Nam Phuong left Vietnam with the crown prince and his siblings. They lived at the
Château Thorenc outside
Cannes, France, and he grew up as a member of the
Catholic Church. File:Bao-Long-so-sinh.jpg|Infant Bảo Long (1936) File:S. A. I. le Prince Bao-long, 1936.jpg |Little prince File:Crown prince Bao Long.jpg| Young crown prince at Crown Prince's Investiture Ceremony (1939)
Education He received his education at the École des Roches boarding school at Maslacq, then at Clères,
Normandy. He then went to Paris and studied law and political science to prepare him to serve on state affairs. In 1953, Crown Prince Bảo Long attended the
coronation of Elizabeth II in London, as a representative of the Vietnamese Imperial Family.
Military service Crown Prince Bảo Long served in the
French Foreign Legion in the
Algerian War and he highly distinguished himself, earning the
Croix de Guerre (Cross of Military Valor) with three stars for his courage in battle. His other decorations are the Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, the decoration of the Golden Gong 2nd Class, the Grand Cross of the
Royal Order of Cambodia, the
Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol of Laos and the
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal. After 10 years of service in the French Foreign Legion, he returned to Paris, France, where he worked in a bank. He spent the remainder of his life as an investment banker.
Head of the Imperial House In 1997, when the Emperor Bảo Đại died, Bảo Long inherited the position of head of the
House of Nguyễn Phúc. He remained out of politics and lived quietly in Paris. File:Hoc3a0ng-te1bbad-be1baa3o-long.jpg| Crown prince Bảo Long. File:5-anh-em-thai-tu-bao-long-1600855805.jpg| Crown prince Bảo Long (left) and younger siblings. File:Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Bảo Long.jpg |Crown prince Bảo Long in traditional Ao Dai. Following the death of Bảo Đại, Bảo Long allegedly sold the sword that was handed over in the
1945 abdication ceremony. During his time as head of the house, Bảo Long worked with Prince
Bảo Vàng, who was appointed Grandmaster of the
Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam in 2005. The focus of the order is on humanitarian, educational, and cultural endeavours of the people of Vietnam. Although the
Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League wish to restore the Nguyễn dynasty to the throne under a
constitutional monarchy, as in
Cambodia and
Thailand, Bảo Long did not support their political aspirations. Crown Prince Bao Long died at the Le Centre Hospitalier Gaston Ramon,
Sens,
Burgundy on 28 July 2007, with his brother,
Bảo Thăng, succeeding him as head of the house. ==Personal life==