Lê Kính Tông (

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: 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

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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.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), ..."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Kinh Tong 1588 births 1619 deaths Lê dynasty emperors 16th-century Vietnamese monarchs 17th-century Vietnamese monarchs 17th-century murdered monarchs Vietnamese monarchs