Lê Hy Tông
黎熙宗
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
Born22 April 1663
Đông Kinh, Đại Việt
Died4 June 1716
Đông Kinh, Đại Việt
Burial
Phú Ninh Tomb (富寧陵)
Names
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)
HouseHouse of Lê
FatherLê Thần Tông
MotherNguyễn Thị Ngọc Tấn

Lê Hy Tông (黎熙宗, 22 April 1663 – 4 June 1716) was the 21st emperor of Vietnamese Later Lê dynasty.[1]

Biography

Painting depicting the procession of Emperor Lê Hy Tông

Lê Hy Tông's birth name is Lê Duy Hạp[2] (黎維祫), 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 Emperor and reigned in 1705–1716 as the Retired Emperor.[4] He was the figurehead king under the power of lord Trịnh Căn who ruled in 1682–1709.[5]

His reign was said to be the prosper 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.
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