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Lê Thần Tông
黎神宗
Emperor of Đại Việt
Emperor of Đại Việt
Reign1619–1643
PredecessorLê Kính Tông
SuccessorLê Chân Tông
Regent
Reign1649–1662
PredecessorLê Chân Tông
SuccessorLê Huyền Tông
Regent
Retired Emperor of Revival Lê dynasty
Reign1643–1649
Born19 November, 1607
Đông Kinh, Đại Việt
Died2 November 1662
Đông Kinh, Đại Việt
Burial
Quần Ngọc Tomb (群玉陵)
Names
Lê Duy Kỳ (黎維祺)
Era name and dates
Vĩnh Tộ (永祚): 1619–29
Đức Long (德隆): 1629–35
Dương Hòa (陽和): 1635–43
Khánh Đức (慶德): 1649–53
Thịnh Đức (盛德): 1653–58
Vĩnh Thọ (永壽): 1658–62
Vạn Khánh (萬慶): 9/1662: 1662
Posthumous name
Uyên Hoàng đế (淵皇帝)
Temple name
Thần Tông (神宗)
HouseRevival Lê dynasty
FatherLê Kính Tông
MotherTrịnh Thị Ngọc Trinh

Lê Thần Tông (黎神宗, 19 November 1607 – 2 November 1662) was the 17th emperor of Vietnamese Later Lê dynasty.

Biography

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Lê Thần Tông's birth name is Lê Duy Kỳ (黎維祺).[1] He was born in 1607 and reigned in 1619–1643 following Lê Kính Tông, was interrupted by the reign of Lê Chân Tông 1643–1649, then reigned again 1649–1662 and was succeeded by Lê Huyền Tông. He was a figurehead emperor with lords Trịnh Tùng, who ruled 1570–1623, then Trịnh Tráng who ruled in 1623–1657, and Trịnh Tạc who ruled 1657–1682. At this time the Tonkin was still engaged in military campaigns against Nguyễn Lords in the south.[2]

Family

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Consorts and their respective issues :

  1. Empress consort Trịnh Thị Ngọc Trúc (ex-wife of duke Lê Trụ)
  2. Noble consort Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Bạch
    1. Prince Lê Duy Hựu
  3. Consort Phạm Thị Ngọc Hậu
    1. First crown prince Lê Duy Vũ
  4. Consort Lê Thị Ngọc Hoàn
    1. Prince Lê Duy Cối
  5. Lady Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Tấn
    1. Prince Lê Duy Hạp
  6. Lady Nguyễn Thị Nhân
    1. Princess Lê Thị Ngọc Thỉnh
  7. Lady Nguyễn Thị Sinh
    1. Princess Lê Thị Ngọc Hài
  8. Lady Nguyễn Thị Vĩ
    1. Princess Lê Thị Ngọc Điều
  9. Lady Trịnh Thị
    1. Princess Lê Thị Ngọc Triện
  10. Lady Trần Thị Lãng
    1. Princess Lê Thị Ngọc An
  11. Lady Onrona San (Dutch Korean woman)
    1. Princess Lê Thị Ngọc Ngọc

Moreover, 4 foster children : Princess Lê Thị Ngọc Duyên, second crown prince Lê Duy Tào, prince Lê Duy Lương and Các Hắc Sinh. Inside, Các Hắc Sinh or Willem Carel Hartsinck[3] (1638 - 1689) was the Dutch tradesman who deputized the Dutch East India Company in Far East.

References

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  1. ^ 《歷朝憲章類誌》卷二十一·禮儀誌·太廟殿奉事各位。
  2. ^ Philip Taylor Modernity and Re-Enchantment: Religion in Post-Revolutionary Vietnam 2007 Page 163 "The Nguyễn dynasty's historical record Đại Nam Nhất Thống Chí has a story of Phi Vận Nguyên Phục, a general under Lê Thánh Tông (1460–97) in a campaign against Champa. He was executed for delaying supplies from the Tư Dung .."
  3. ^ Portret van Willem Carel Hartsinck, Jacob Houbraken, 1796
  • 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
1619–1643, 1649–1662
Succeeded by