Prince of Qi of Ming dynasty
Prince of Qi (Chinese: 齊王), was a first-rank princely peerage used during Ming dynasty, this peerage title was created by Hongwu Emperor. The first Prince of Qi was Zhu Fu, 7th son of Hongwu Emperor. He was awarded the title by his father. This peerage had 3 cadet commandery prince peerages. This peerage later abolished by Jianwen Emperor in 1399, and abolished again by Yongle Emperor in 1406. After Zhu Yujian enthroned as Longwu Emperor of Southern Ming, he restored Zhu Fu's princely title. Chongzhen Emperor also posthumously 3rd son of Taichang Emperor, Zhu Youji (朱由楫) as prince under title of Prince of Qi.
| Prince of Zhao 趙王 | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 1370 (1st creation) 1403 (2nd creation) |
| Monarch | Hongwu Emperor |
| Peerage | 1st-rank princely peerage for imperial son of Ming Dynasty |
| First holder | Zhu Fu, Prince Gong |
| Last holder | same as above (the last known head was Zhu Zhisheng) |
| Status | Extinct |
| Extinction date | 1399 (1st creation) 1406 (2nd creation) |
| Seat(s) | Zhangdefu (彰德府) (in the borders of Henan and Hebei) |
Generation name / poem
The generation poem given by Hongwu Emperor was:
"Xian Neng Chang Ke Qing, Rui Zhi Shi Kan Zong. Yang Xing Qi Yuan Ya, Yin Si Fu Hui Tong"
賢能長可慶，睿智實堪宗。養性期淵雅，寅思復會通
Members of Prince of Qi
The peerage of "Prince of Qi" (齊王) was created in 1370, continued to 1406. The fief of this peerage was located at Qingzhou (青州府).
- Zhu Fu (朱榑; 23 Dec 1364 - 1428), 7th son of Hongwu Emperor. He was granted the title of Prince of Qi by his father in 1370. He was demoted by Jianwen Emperor in 1399 and imprisoned with his 5th brother, Zhu Shu, Prince Ding of Zhou. He awarded the title again in 1403 by his 4th brother, Yongle Emperor. He was detained in 1406 at the capital and demoted again with his sons. In 1646, Longwu Emperor restored his title with full posthumous name: Prince Gong of Qi (齊恭王)
- 1st son: Zhu Xianting (朱賢烶; died 1428), designated as his father's hereditary prince (heir apparent) in 1403. He was demoted in 1406 with his father and detained in Nanjing.
- 2nd son: Zhu Xianzhi (朱賢...; died 1402), he held the title of a commandery prince under the title Comm. Prince of Le'an in 1402. He was demoted and detained in 1406 with his father. Full posthumous name: Comm. Prince Daoyin of Leshan ('樂安悼隱王)
- 3rd son: Zhu Xianling (朱賢𤊥; died 1413), he held the title of a commandery prince under the title Comm. Prince of Changshan in 1402. He was demoted and detained in 1406 with his father. His full posthumous name is: Comm. Prince Minshun of Changshan (長山敏順王)
- 4th son: Zhu Xian'an (朱賢
; died 1428), he held the title of a commandery prince under the title Comm. Prince of Pingyuan (平原郡王) in 1402. He was demoted and detained in 1406 with his father. - 5th son: Zhu Xianhe (朱賢爀), he was detained with his father.
- Unidentified line
- Zhu Changchan (朱長毚), a great-grandson of Zhu Fu. He was released in 1534.
- Zhu Chengcai (朱承彩), a descentants of Zhu Fu who lived during Wanli Emperor's reign. He had a studious repute.
- Zhu Zhisheng (朱智墭), a 7th generation descentants of Zhu Fu. He was the head of the family of Zhu Fu's descentants during Hongguang Emperor's reign. He used to had invited to succeeded his forefathers' peerage, but he was rejected.