Lê Trang Tông

Lê Trang Tông (黎莊宗, 1515 – 9 March 1548) was the 12th emperor of the Later Lê dynasty and the first from the restored Lê dynasty.[1][2] His enthronement marked the return of the Later Lê dynasty after six years of war.

Lê Trang Tông
黎莊宗
Emperor of Đại Việt
Emperor of Revival Lê dynasty
Reign1533–1548
PredecessorLê Cung Hoàng (of Lê dynasty)
Mạc Thái Tổ (of Mạc dynasty)
SuccessorLê Trung Tông
Regent
Born1515
Đông Kinh, Đại Việt
Died9 March 1548 (aged 33–34)
Vạn Lại Palace, Xuân Châu commune, Thọ Xuân district, Thiệu Thiên prefecture, Thanh Hoa town, Đại Việt
Burial
Cảnh Tomb (景陵)
SpouseTrịnh Thị Ngọc Cửu
Names
Lê Ninh (黎寧)
Era name and dates
Nguyên Hòa (元和): 1533–1548
Posthumous name
Dụ hoàng đế (裕皇帝)
Temple name
Trang Tông (莊宗)
HouseRevival Lê dynasty
FatherLê Chiêu Tông (?)
MotherPhạm Thị Ngọc Quỳnh

Biography
Coins issued by Lê Ninh in 1533.

Lê Trang Tông was born in 1515 at Đông Kinh; his real name was Lê Ninh (黎寧). In 1527 general Mạc Đăng Dung overthrew the Lê dynasty and established the Mạc dynasty. Lê Ninh and the rest of his family fled to Trấn Ninh and later hid deep inside Laos for 6 years. In 1533, Lê loyalist Nguyễn Kim rebelled against the Mạc dynasty. He sent troops to Laos to recover the exiled royal family and proclaimed Lê Ninh as emperor with the reign name Nguyên Hòa (元和), establishing a temporary capital at the city of Tây Kinh. Thus began a period of warfare in the country that would last until 1592. In 1548, the emperor fell fatally ill and died. He was succeeded by his son Lê Huyên, but from this point onwards power was held not by the emperors but by the Trịnh and Nguyễn families.

References
  1. Trần Trọng Kim (2005). Việt Nam sử lược (in Vietnamese). Ho Chi Minh City: Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House. p. 248.
  2. 《歷朝憲章類誌》卷二十一·禮儀誌·太廟殿奉事各位。
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