Lê Dụ Tông (chữ Hán: 黎裕宗, 1679 – 27 February 1731), born Lê Duy Đường (黎維禟) was an emperor of Vietnam, the 22nd emperor of Vietnamese Later Lê dynasty. He reigned as emperor from 1705–1729 (24 years), the first ten years of which his father Lê Hy Tông was alive and elevated in semi-retirement to Retired Emperor (Vietnamese: Thái thượng hoàng). He was succeeded by Lê Duy Phường, also known as the second emperor to carry the name Hôn Đức Công.[1][2]

Issue

He had five sons. They are Lê Duy Phường, Lê Duy Mật, Lê Duy Quý, Lê Thuần Tông and Lê Ý Tông.

References

  1. ^ Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker The A to Z of Vietnam 2010 p437 "Lê Dụ Tông"
  2. ^ Hoàn táng thi hài vua Lê Dụ Tông: kỷ yếu Hội đồng họ Lê Việt Nam – 2010 Process ceremony of digging and re-burying corpse of the King Lê Du Tông in Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam.
Preceded by Emperor of Vietnam
1705–1729 		Succeeded by