Nguyen Phuc Luan

Nguyễn Phúc Luân or Nguyễn Phúc Côn (阮福㫻, 1733–1765) was a son of lord Nguyễn Phúc Khoát and father of Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (future emperor Gia Long of Vietnam).

Life

Luan was the second son of lord Nguyễn Phúc Khoát and he was the prince who would succeed the throne. After lord Khoat's death, an overpowered mandarin named Trương Phúc Loan changed lord Khoat's will to make Luan's younger brother Nguyễn Phúc Thuần to succeed the throne. Later, Trương Phúc Loan imprisoned Luan until his death in 1765.

Luan was buried at Cơ Thánh Tomb, located at Cư Chánh, Hưng Thuỷ, Thừa Thiên Huế. Later, his son Nguyễn Phúc Ánh posthumously gave him the title Nhân Minh Cẩn Hậu Khoan Dụ Ôn Hòa Hiếu Khang Hoàng Đế (仁明謹厚寬裕溫和孝康皇帝).

Family

He has two wives named Nguyen Thi Hoan and Nguyen Thi who have with him 10 children.

Sons

• Nguyễn Phúc Hạo (阮福暭)
• Nguyễn Phúc Đồng (阮福晍)
• Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (later emperor Gia Long)
• nonamed (this son dead after several days, no information was recorded)
• Nguyễn Phúc Mân (阮福旻)
• Nguyễn Phúc Điển (阮福晪)

All of them later were killed in battle when fighting with Tây Sơn, except Nguyễn Phúc Ánh.

Daughters

No much informations which regarded to Luan's daughters was recorded except a sister of Nguyễn Ánh, called Nguyễn Phúc Ngọc Du (阮福玉瑜), who later became wife of Võ Tánh.

References

• (Vietnamese) Phan Khoang (2001). Việt sử xứ Đàng Trong. Hanoi: Văn Học Publishing House. pp. 187–188. 
• (Vietnamese) Records of Nguyen Phuc family: Nguyen Phuc Con

Persondata
Name	Nguyen Phuc Luan
Alternative names
Short description	Vietnamese ruler
Date of birth	1733
Place of birth
Date of death	1765
Place of death