Vũ Thị Duyên
Empress Lệ Thiên
About Vũ Thị Duyên
Lived 1828 – 1902 (aged 73).
Trang Ý (, 20 June 1828 – 3 June 1902), born Vũ Thị Hài or Vũ Thị Duyên, was the wife of Tự Đức and adopted-mother of Dục Đức.
Tôn Thất Thuyết decided to launch the Cần Vương movement against French colonists. "Tam Cung" fled to Tomb of Tự Đức together with Emperor Hàm Nghi. Thuyết decided to take them to a mountain base at Tân Sở, and then went to China to hide and seek reinforcements. "Tam Cung" refused, and came back to Huế.
She was granted the title Empress Dowager Trang Ý by Đồng Khánh in 1887, and elevated to Grand Empress Dowager Trang Ý by Thành Thái in 1889. She died in 1902, and was given the posthumous name Empress Lệ Thiên.
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Who was Vũ Thị Duyên?
Empress Lệ Thiên
When was Vũ Thị Duyên born?
Vũ Thị Duyên was born on 23 June 1828 in Lệ Thủy.
When did Vũ Thị Duyên die?
Vũ Thị Duyên died on 3 June 1902 in Huế.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vũ Thị Duyên. https://biography.guide/vu-thi-duyen/
MLA: "Vũ Thị Duyên." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vu-thi-duyen/.
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