Zhu Youyuan
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Zhu Youyuan (22 July 1476 – 13 July 1519) was a prince of the Ming dynasty and the fourth son of the Chenghua Emperor. He was also the father of the Jiajing Emperor.
Zhu Youyuan was the fourth son of the Chenghua Emperor and one of his concubines, Lady Shao[1]. After the deaths of the emperor’s two eldest sons, Zhu Youyuan’s third brother, Zhu Youcheng (the Hongzhi Emperor), succeeded their father in 1487. Zhu Youyuan was then given the title Prince of Xing (Chinese: 興王). In 1492, he married Lady Jiang, the daughter of an imperial guard officer. He lived in Anlu, near Zhongxiang (now part of Jingmen in Hubei Province) from 1494[1]. He was known for his education and cultural refinement[2].
Zhu Youyuan died on 13 July 1519, leaving two sons and four daughters. His elder son died young in 1500, and his younger son, Zhu Houcong, succeeded him.
In 1521, after the Zhengde Emperor (son of the Hongzhi Emperor) died without heirs, Zhu Houcong, as the closest male relative, was selected as emperor, becoming the Jiajing Emperor. He later advocated for the recognition of his father, mother, and grandmother (Lady Shao) as imperial figures.
Following Zhu Youyuan’s death, he was posthumously titled Prince Xian of Xing (Chinese: 興獻王)[2]. In 1521, after his son’s ascension, Zhu Youyuan was honored posthumously as emperor with the title Emperor Zhitian Shoudao Hongde Yuanren Kuanmu Chunsheng Gongjian Jinwen Xian (Chinese: 知天守道洪德淵仁寬穆純聖恭簡敬文獻皇帝).
Family
Consorts and Issue
- Empress Cixiaoxian, of the Jiang clan (Chinese: 慈孝獻皇后 蔣氏; d. 1538)[3]
- Zhu Houxi, Prince Huai of Yue (Chinese: 岳懷王 朱厚熙; 7 July 1500 – 12 July 1500), first son[3]
- Princess Changning (Chinese: 長寧公主; 26 November 1501 – 16 April 1504), first daughter[4][5]
- Zhu Houcong, the Jiajing Emperor (Chinese: 嘉靖帝 朱厚熜; 16 September 1507 – 23 January 1567), second son[6]
- Princess Yongchun (Chinese: 永淳公主; 2 October 1511 – 1540), fourth daughter[7][5]. She was mistakenly recorded as the daughter of the Hongzhi Emperor by the History of Ming[8][9].
- Consort Wenjingshu, of the Wang clan (Chinese: 溫靜淑妃 王氏; d. 1532)[10]
- Unknown
- Princess Yongfu (Chinese: 永福公主; 20 May 1506 – 20 June 1525), third daughter[11][5]. She was mistakenly recorded as the daughter of the Hongzhi Emperor by the History of Ming[12][9].
- Married Wu Jinghe (Template:Zhi; 1508–1568) in 1523[13][5]
- Princess Yongfu (Chinese: 永福公主; 20 May 1506 – 20 June 1525), third daughter[11][5]. She was mistakenly recorded as the daughter of the Hongzhi Emperor by the History of Ming[12][9].
References
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geiss (1998), p. 440.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mote (2003), p. 659.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 History of Ming, Vol. 115.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shizong Shilu, Vol. 54.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 History of Ming, Vol. 121.
- ↑ History of Ming, Vol. 17.
- ↑ Shizong Shilu, Vols. 79, 235.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Shizong Shilu, Vol. 79.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wanli yehuo bian, Vol. 5.
- ↑ Shizong Shilu, Vols. 55, 141.
- ↑ Shizong Shilu, Vols. 13, 28, 51.
- ↑ Shizong Shilu, Vol. 13.
- ↑ Shizong Shilu, Vol. 29.
Sources
Pre-modern sources
- Shizong Shilu 世宗實錄 [Veritable Records of Emperor Shizong] (in 文言).
- Shen, Defu (1619). Wanli yehuo bian 萬曆野獲編 [Compilation of Wanli era catastrophes] (in 文言).
- Zhang, Tingyu (1739). Ming Shi 明史 [History of Ming] (in 文言).
Modern sources
- Geiss, James (1998). "The Chia-ching reign, 1522-1566". In Mote, Frederick W.; Twitchett, Denis C (eds.). The Cambridge History of China. Volume 7, The Ming Dynasty 1368-1644, Part 1 (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 440–510. ISBN 0521243335.
- Mote, Frederick W (2003). Imperial China 900-1800. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-01212-7.
Zhu Youyuan Born: 1476 Died: 1519
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| New creation | Prince of Xing 1487–1519 |
Succeeded by Zhu Houcong |