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

Biography

Lê Hy Tông's

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is Lê Duy Hạp (黎維祫),

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Duy Thịnh (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. He was the figurehead king under the power of lord Trịnh Căn who ruled in 1682–1709. His reign was said to be the prosper period in the

Revival Lê dynasty The Revival Lê dynasty ( vi, Nhà Lê trung hưng 茹黎中興; Hán-Việt: 黎中興朝 ''Lê trung hưng triều''), also called the Later Lê Restoration, was a Vietnamese dynasty that existed between 1533 and 1789. The Primal Lê dynasty ( ...

.Quỳnh Cư, Đỗ Đức Hùng, p. 206

Family

He had issue, including two sons : Lê Duy Đường and Lê Duy Chúc.

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Hy Tong 1663 births 1718 deaths H Vietnamese retired emperors Vietnamese monarchs