Prince of Gui of Ming dynasty
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| Prince of Gui 桂王 | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 1601 |
| Monarch | Wanli Emperor |
| Peerage | 1st-rank princely peerage for imperial son of Ming Dynasty |
| First holder | Zhu Changying, Prince Duan |
| Last holder | Name unknown (the 4th prince) |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 1662 |
| Seat(s) | Hengzhou (nowadays Hengyang) |
Prince of Gui (Chinese: 桂王), was a first-rank princely peerage used during Ming dynasty, this peerage title was created by Wanli Emperor. The first Prince of Gui was Zhu Changying, 7th son of Wanli Emperor. This peerage had 6 cadet commandery princely peerages, all of these second-rank peerages had not inherited. The last Southern Ming emperor, Zhu Youlang (Yongli Emperor) was a member of this peerage.
Generation name / poem[]
As members of this peerage were descentants of the Yongle Emperor, their generation poem was:-
"Gao Zhan Qi Jian You, Hou Zai Yi Chang You. Ci He Yi Bo Zhong, Jian Jing Di Xian You"
高瞻祁見祐，厚載翊常由。慈和怡伯仲，簡靖迪先猷
This peerage used the poem until Ci (慈) generation.
Members[]
- Zhu Changying (朱常瀛; 1597 - 21 Dec 1645; 1st), Wanli Emperor's 7th son. He held the title of Prince of Gui in 1601 from his father. He took his fief in 1627. After Zhang Xianzhong attacked his fief, he brought his surviving family escaped to Guangxi. He later died and buried at Wuzhou. After his 4th son, Zhu Youlang enthroned as Southern Ming's emperor, Zhu Youlang posthumously honored as emperor under the temple name "Lizong" (禮宗) and posthumous name "Emperor Titian Changdao Zhuangyi Wenghong Xingwen Xuanwu Renzhi Chengxiao Duan" (體天昌道莊毅溫弘興文��武仁智誠孝端皇帝). His original posthumous name is: Prince Duan of Gui (桂端王)
- 1st son: Name unknown, hereditary prince (prince's heir apparent), Zhu Changying's eldest son who died prematurely.
- 2nd son: Name unknown, designated as his father's hereditary prince after his eldest brother died. Zhu Youlang posthumously honoured him as Prince of Gui under the posthumous title "Prince Wen of Gui" (桂閔王)
- 3rd son: Zhu You'ai (朱由