Prince Canh dazzled the Court and even played with the son of Louis XVI, Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France.

[11] He strongly desired to be baptized,[12] but Pigneau de Behaine refrained doing so in order to avoid a negative reaction at the Vietnamese court.

[17] In 1793, Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh became "Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace" (Vietnamese: Đông Cung Hoàng Thái tử).

[19] After Pigneau de Behaine died at the Siege of Quy Nhon in 1799, Prince Cảnh made a funerary oration to his former master: "Alas!

We had been so close for so many years, and we lived continuously amid war and troubles (...) You devoted yourself to recover the fortunes of Annam, and, as a consummate strategist, elaborated plans for the defeat of the enemy.

After the passing away of Master Vero, the Prince changed his character, involving himself more in sexual activities with women and drinking.

[25] As Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh was the presumptive heir to Gia Long, Canh's eldest son Mỹ Đường was next in line for the succession.

[27] My Duong's eldest son was Le Trung, who received the title of Marquis Ứng Hòa Hầu in 1826.

Anh Nhu, grand-grandson of Prince Canh, was the father of Cường Để, the eldest son of three, who became a well-known independentist and collaborator with the Japanese during World War II.