Lê Huyền Tông

Lê Huyền Tông (黎玄宗, 1654 – 16 November 1671) was the 19th emperor of Vietnamese Later Lê dynasty.[1]

Lê Huyền Tông
黎玄宗
Emperor of Đại Việt
Emperor of Đại Việt
Reign1662–1671
PredecessorLê Thần Tông
SuccessorLê Gia Tông
RegentTrịnh Tạc
Born1654
Đông Kinh, Đại Việt
Died16 November 1671
Đông Kinh, Đại Việt
Burial
Quả Thịnh Tomb (果盛陵)
Names
Lê Duy Vũ (黎維禑)
Era name and dates
Cảnh Trị (景治): 1662–1671
Posthumous name
Mục Hoàng đế (穆皇帝)
Temple name
Huyền Tông (玄宗)
HouseHouse of Lê
FatherLê Thần Tông
MotherPhạm Thị Ngọc Hậu

Biography

Lê Huyền Tông's birth name is Lê Duy Vũ[2] (黎維禑) and courtesy name Duy Hi[3] (維禧). He was born in 1654 and reigned from 1662 to 1671. He was a figurehead emperor under the power of lord Trịnh Tạc who ruled 1657-82.[4]

After his coronation, he established the diplomatic relation with Qing dynasty in China. He also prohibited people to become Christians.[5]

Family

Consorts and their respective issues :

  • Queen Trịnh Thị Ngọc Ang (鄭氏玉𣖮)

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.
Preceded by Emperor of Vietnam
1662–1671
Succeeded by