Lê Hy Tông
| Lê Hy Tông | |||||||||||||||||
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| Emperor of Đại Việt | |||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of Revival Lê dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1675 - 1705 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Lê Gia Tông | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Lê Dụ Tông | ||||||||||||||||
| Regent | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired Emperor of Revival Lê dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1705-1716 | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1663 Đông Kinh, Đại Việt | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1716 Đông Kinh, Đại Việt | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Phú Ninh Tomb (富寧陵) | ||||||||||||||||
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| House | Revival Lê dynasty | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Lê Thần Tông | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Tấn | ||||||||||||||||
Lê Hy Tông (黎熙宗, 1663 - 1716) was the Vietnamese tenth emperor of Revival Lê dynasty[1].
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
- 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.