Lê Kính Tông (chữ Hán: 黎敬宗, 1588 – 23 June 1619), also known as Lê Duy Tân (黎維新) was the 16th emperor of the Vietnamese Later Lê dynasty reigning from 1599 to 1619. He served as a figurehead monarch while Lord Trịnh Tùng held full authority over the government and the army. In 1619, Kính Tông conspired with Trịnh Xuân to remove Trịnh Tùng from power. The plot failed and the emperor was killed.[1][2]
| Lê Kính Tông 黎敬宗 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Emperor of Đại Việt | |||||||||||||||||
| Emperor of the Revival Lê dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1599–1619 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Lê Thế Tông | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Lê Thần Tông | ||||||||||||||||
| Regent | Trịnh Tùng | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1588 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 1619 (aged 30–31) | ||||||||||||||||
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| House | Lê dynasty | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Lê Thế Tông | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Ý Đức hoàng thái hậu | ||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ 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), ..."