Marriages
Khải Định married, as his first wife, Hoang Thi Cuc, in 1907.
He married as his second wife (1890–1980), in 1913, a daughter of Ho Dac Trung, who became Annam's Minister for Public Instruction. They had no child.
Later, he had one son with one of his concubines, Tu Cung. She was crowned to Queen due to giving birth to their son, Nguyen Phuoc Thien, who became Prince Vinh Thuy and later Emperor Bảo Đại.
The king also had four secondary wives and 10 concubines.
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