Lê Trung Tông died without an heir; Trịnh Kiểm, advised by Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, gave the throne to Lê Duy Bang, a distant descendant of Lê Lợi's elder brother, instead of taking it himself.
Political
Accession of Lê Anh Tông
- 24 January 1556
- Southeast Asia