Lê Hy Tông

Lê Hy Tông (黎熙宗, 1663 - 1716) was the Vietnamese tenth emperor of Revival Lê dynasty[1].

Lê Hy Tông
Emperor of Đại Việt
Emperor of Revival Lê dynasty
Reign1675 - 1705
PredecessorLê Gia Tông
SuccessorLê Dụ Tông
Regent
Retired Emperor of Revival Lê dynasty
Reign1705-1716
Born1663
Đông Kinh, Đại Việt
Died1716
Đông Kinh, Đại Việt
Burial
Phú Ninh Tomb (富寧陵)
Full name
Lê Duy Cáp (黎維祫)
Era name and dates
Vĩnh Trị (永治): 1676 - 1680
Chính Hòa (正和): 1680 - 1705
Posthumous name
Chương Hoàng đế (章皇帝)
Temple name
Hy Tông (熙宗)
HouseRevival Lê dynasty
FatherLê Thần Tông
MotherNguyễn Thị Ngọc Tấn

Biography

Lê Hy Tông has a birth name Lê Duy Hạp[2] (黎維祫) and courtesy name Duy Thịnh[3] (維𥘺). He was born in 1663 and reigned from 1675 to 1705 as emperor, then he was succeeded by his son as king and reigned 1705-16 as the Retired Emperor[4]. He was the figurehead king under the power of lord Trịnh Căn who ruled 1682 - 1709[5].

His reign was said to be the best period in the Revival Lê dynasty.[6]

Family

He had issue, including two sons : Lê Duy Đường and Lê Duy Chúc.

References

  1. 《歷朝憲章類誌》卷二十一·禮儀誌·太廟殿奉事各位。
  2. 據《大越史記全書》和《欽定越史通鑑綱目》。
  3. 據《清實錄》和《清史稿·越南傳》。
  4. 《大越史記續篇·裕宗和皇帝紀》。
  5. Bruce M. Lockhart & William J. Duiker, The A to Z of Vietnam, p437 "Lê Hi Tông", 2010.
  6. Quỳnh Cư, Đỗ Đức Hùng, p. 206
  • Nguyễn, Phút Tản (1964). A Modern History of Viet-nam (1802-1954). Khai-Trí. pp. 134–135.
  • Tucker, Spencer (1999). Vietnam. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0966-3.
Preceded by
Lê Gia Tông
Emperor of Vietnam
1675–1705
Succeeded by
Lê Dụ Tông
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