About Lê Hiến Tông
Lived 1461 – 1504 (aged 42). Lê Hiến Tông was a Vietnamese monarch.
Lê Hiến Tông (chữ Hán: 黎憲宗, 10 August 1461 – 24 May 1504) was the 6th emperor of Vietnam's Lê dynasty reigning over Đại Việt from 1497 to 1504.
1884 by order of Emperor Tự Đức He promulgated the legal code of his father Lê Thánh Tông (1442–1497) in the Khâm định Việt sử Thông giám cương mục. His death in 1504 marked the beginning of the crisis in sixteenth-century Đại Việt which continued eighty-eight years until the Trịnh Lords drove the Mạc dynasty from the capital Thăng Long.
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Who was Lê Hiến Tông?
Vietnamese king
When was Lê Hiến Tông born?
Lê Hiến Tông was born on 6 September 1461 in Hanoi.
When did Lê Hiến Tông die?
Lê Hiến Tông died on 24 June 1504.
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Lê Hiến Tông was a monarch.
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Lê Hiến Tông was Vietnamese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lê Hiến Tông. https://biography.guide/le-hien-tong/
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