Lê Trang Tông
Lê Trang Tông (* 1514; † 1548; real name: Lê Hu ) was emperor of the Lê dynasty from 1533 to 1548. He was after the brief interruption of the dynasty by the usurpation of the throne by Mạc Đăng Dung with the help of Nguyễn Kim im Exile in Laos proclaimed emperor.
Life and domination
Lê Trang Tông was born as the son of the emperor Lê Chiêu Tông . After Mac Dang Dung came to power and two emperors were murdered, a loyalist movement of Lê sympathizers led by the Nguyen noble house was formed in Laotian exile with the support of King Pho Thisarath I. In 1530 and 1531 there were uprisings by Lê loyalists in Vietnam. These were suppressed but many fled to Laos and strengthened the movement around Nguyen Kim there.
In 1533 Lê Trang Tông was proclaimed emperor at the age of eighteen. Under the aegis of Nguyen Kim, the Lê had military successes and as a result were able to move the court from exile to the hometown of the Thanh Hóa dynasty. After his death, the military leader Trịnh Kiểm took over the role of the strong man at the court .
Individual evidence
- ^ KW Taylor: A History of the Vietnamese. Cambridge, 2013. pp. 242-244
- ^ William J. Duiker, Bruce Lockhart: Historical Dictionary of Vietnam. Lanham, 2006, p. 271
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lê Trang Tông |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lê Hu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vietnamese emperor of the Lễ dynasty |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1514 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1548 |