Lê Kính Tông

Lê Kính Tông (chữ Hán: 黎敬宗, 1588 – 23 June 1619), also called Lê Duy Tân (黎維新) was the 16th emperor of Vietnamese Later Lê dynasty reigning from 1599 to 1619. He acted as a figurehead monarch while Lord Trịnh Tùng took full authority over the government and the army. In 1619, Kính Tông cooperated with Trịnh Xuân to make a plot to remove Trịnh Tùng from power. The plot failed and the emperor was killed.[1][2]

Lê Kính Tông
黎敬宗
Emperor of Đại Việt
Emperor of Revival Lê dynasty
Reign1599 – 1619
PredecessorLê Thế Tông
SuccessorLê Thần Tông
RegentTrịnh Tùng
Born1588
Died23 June 1619 (aged 30-31)
Full name
Lê Duy Tân (黎維新)
Era name and dates
Thận Đức (慎德): 1600 - 1601
Hoằng Định (弘定): 1601 - 1619
Posthumous name
Hiển Nhân Dụ Khánh Tuy Phúc Huệ Hoàng đế (顯仁裕慶綏福惠皇帝)
Temple name
Kính Tông (敬宗)
HouseLê Dynasty
FatherLê Thế Tông
MotherÝ Đức hoàng thái hậu

References

  1. Silk for Silver: Dutch-Vietnamese Rerlations ; 1637 - 1700 - Page 223 Anh Tuan Hoang - 2007 APPENDIX 1 VUA (EMPERORS) LÊ AND CHÚA (KINGS) TRỊNH IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY TONKIN a. "1600-1619 Lê Kính Tông
  2. A Brief Chronology of Vietnam's History - Page 117 Anh Thư Hà, Hồng Đức Trần - 2000 "King Lê Kính Tông and Trịnh Xuân, a younger son of Trịnh Tùng, tried to assassinate Trịnh Tùng, but the scheme misfired. Trịnh Xuân was arrested, while King Lệ Kính Tông was compelled to commit suicide on May 12, Kỷ Mùi year (1619), ..."
Preceded by
Lê Thế Tông
Emperor of Vietnam
15331548
Succeeded by
Lê Thần Tông
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