Trịnh Bồng

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Trịnh Bồng (25 August 1749 – 13 February 1791) was the last of the Trịnh lords who ruled northern Vietnam (Tonkin). He became lord in September 1786, succeeding Trịnh Khải, and ruled for about a year. He was the son of Trịnh Giang and held the regnal name An Đô Vương. He was a Buddhist and belonged to the Trịnh Lords dynasty.

He married Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Viên and Phùng Thị Ngọc Diên, and his sons were Trịnh Vực, Trịnh Kiêm, Trịnh Tiệp, and Trịnh Tư. He died in Laos in 1791 at age 41. After his reign, the Tây Sơn rebellion led by Nguyễn Huệ defeated the northern Trịnh remnants in 1788, ending Trịnh power in the north. He was the cousin of Trịnh Sâm and the uncle of Trịnh Khải.