Lê Trang Tông

Emperor of Annnam

Lê Trang Tông
黎莊宗

Emperor of Annnam
Emperor of the Revival Lê dynasty
Reign| 1533–1548
Predecessor| Lê Cung Hoàng (of Lê dynasty)
Mạc Thái Tổ (of Mạc dynasty)
Successor| Lê Trung Tông
Regent|

* Nguyễn Kim (1533–1545)
* Trịnh Kiểm (1545–1548)

Born| 1515
Đông Kinh, An Nam
Died| 9 March 1548 (aged 33–34)
Thanh Hoa garrison, An Nam
Burial|

Cảnh Tomb (景陵)

Spouse| Trịnh 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)
House| Revival Lê Dynasty
Father| Unknown
Mother| Phạm Thị Ngọc Quỳnh

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

## Biography

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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

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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。

Preceded by

Lê Cung Hoàng

|  Emperor of Vietnam
1533-1548  | Succeeded by

Lê Trung Tông

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Emperors of the Revival Lê dynasty

* Lê Trang Tông
* Lê Trung Tông
* Lê Anh Tông
* Lê Thế Tông
* Lê Kính Tông
* Lê Thần Tông
* Lê Chân Tông
* Lê Thần Tông
* Lê Huyền Tông
* Lê Gia Tông
* Lê Hy Tông
* Lê Dụ Tông
* Lê Duy Phường
* Lê Thuần Tông
* Lê Ý Tông
* Lê Hiển Tông
* Lê Duy Cận (Prince Regent)
* Lê Mẫn Đế

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