Duke of Go Cong Province
| Duke of Go Cong | |
| http://www.gcdukedom.com/ | |
| Creation date | 1800s |
|---|---|
| Created by | Emperor Tu Duc |
| Peerage | Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam |
| First holder | Dang Khanh Tinh (1887) |
| Present holder | Kenny Tran (2018-Present) |
| Remainder to | Eric Tran |
The Duke of Go Cong Province is a noble sovereign ruling title once held by Duke Dang Khanh Tinh under the seated Grand Duke Pham Dang Hung who was the uncle of Emperor Tu Duc of the fourth emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam who ruled from 1847 to 1883. The title fell into disuse and the natural/universal law of prescription (an international law) declares if a royal or noble status is not used for 100 years, it is forfeited or lost.
The title was restored in 2018 by a Vietnamese American named Kenny Tran (born in1988 as Tran Trong Kha in Song Be Province of Vietnam), who claims descent from the Duke through a nephew. Kenny Tran is a son of Captain Luong Tran of South Vietnam and a nephew-in-law of 2-Star General Le Quang Luong who was Commander of the U.S. Army/ARVN's Airborne Special Forces during the Vietnam War from 1972 to 1975.[1] He is a great grandson of the patriarch, the Venerable Dat, of Chua Linh Son (Linh Son Pagoda) located in Go Cong Province.
Duke Kenny was admitted to the royal court of Countess Palatine of House Burgundy, France.[2]
Order of the Imperial Throne
The Order of the Imperial Throne is a western styled order of chivalry that was originally founded in 1911 during the Qing dynasty in China. It is the successor and replacement to the Order of the Double Dragon. Today the order has been restored to its former glory by Duke Kenny Tran, and he has established the following hierarchy of ranks and structure for the organization:
- Colonel Knight OIT
- Captain Knight OIT
- Major Knight OIT
- Sergeant Knight OIT
- Lieutenant Knight OIT
- Knight OIT
- Squire OIT
