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Prince of Qi ( zh, 齊王) was a first-rank princely peerage of the
Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peop ...
created by the Hongwu Emperor. The first Prince of Qi was Zhu Fu, 7th son of the Hongwu Emperor. He was made the principality by his father in 1370. The peerage later abolished by the
Jianwen Emperor The Jianwen Emperor (5 December 1377 – ?), personal name Zhu Yunwen (), was the second Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1398 to 1402. The era name of his reign, Jianwen, means "establishing civility" and represented a sharp chan ...
in 1399, and abolished again by the Yongle Emperor in 1406 after the re-creation of 1403. After
Zhu Yujian Zhu Yujian (; 1602 – 6 October 1646), nickname Changshou (長壽), originally the Prince of Tang, later reigned as the Longwu Emperor () of the Southern Ming from 18 August 1645, when he was enthroned in Fuzhou, to 6 October 1646, when he wa ...
enthroned as the Longwu Emperor of the
Southern Ming The Southern Ming (), also known as the Later Ming (), officially the Great Ming (), was an imperial dynasty of China and a series of rump states of the Ming dynasty that came into existence following the Jiashen Incident of 1644. Shun force ...
, he posthumously restored Zhu Fu's princely title and princedom. The
Chongzhen Emperor The Chongzhen Emperor (; 6 February 1611 – 25 April 1644), personal name Zhu Youjian (), courtesy name Deyue (),Wang Yuan (王源),''Ju ye tang wen ji'' (《居業堂文集》), vol. 19. "聞之張景蔚親見烈皇帝神主題御諱字德� ...
also posthumously bestowed 3rd son of his father, the
Taichang Emperor The Taichang Emperor (; 28 August 1582 – 26 September 1620), personal name Zhu Changluo (), was the 15th Emperor of the Ming dynasty. He was the eldest son of the Wanli Emperor and succeeded his father as emperor in 1620. However, his reign c ...
, Zhu Youji (朱由楫) under the title of Prince of Qi. This peerage has three cadet commandery prince lines.


Generation name / poem

The generation poem given by the Hongwu Emperor was:


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), the Hongwu Emperor's 7th son. He was made Prince of Qi by his father in 1370 and took his fief located in
Qingzhou Qingzhou () Wade–Giles: Tsing-chou, sometimes written as Ching-chow-fu, formerly Yidu County (Yitu) (), is a county-level city, which is located in the west of the prefecture-level city of Weifang, in the central part of Shandong Province, Chin ...
in 1382. He was then stripped of his title by the
Jianwen Emperor The Jianwen Emperor (5 December 1377 – ?), personal name Zhu Yunwen (), was the second Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1398 to 1402. The era name of his reign, Jianwen, means "establishing civility" and represented a sharp chan ...
in 1399 and imprisoned with his 5th brother, Zhu Shu, Prince Ding of Zhou. His title was restored in 1403 by his 4th brother, the Yongle Emperor. He was detained in 1406 at the capital and demoted again with his sons. In 1646, the
Longwu Emperor Zhu Yujian (; 1602 – 6 October 1646), nickname Changshou (長壽), originally the Prince of Tang, later reigned as the Longwu Emperor () of the Southern Ming from 18 August 1645, when he was enthroned in Fuzhou, to 6 October 1646, when he wa ...
restored his title with full posthumous name: Prince Gong of Qi (齊恭王) **Zhu Xianting (朱賢烶; 16 Oct 1384 - 1428), Zhu Fu's eldest son. He was made a second-rank prince under the title Prince of Le'an Commandery in 1402 but stripped in 1406 with his father and detained in
Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
until his death. His full posthumous name was Prince Daoyin of Le'an (樂安悼隱王) **Zhu Xianling (朱賢𤊥; 30 Jan 1386 - 15 Feb 1413), Zhu Fu's second son. He was made a second-rank prince under the title Prince of Changshan Commandery in 1402, then stripped of his title in 1406 and detained with his father until his death. His full posthumous name was Prince Minshun of Changshan (長山敏順王) **Zhu Xian'an (朱賢; died 1428), Zhu Fu's third son. He was made a second-rank prince under the title Prince of Pingyuan Commandery (平原郡王) in 1402, then stripped of his title in 1406 and detained his father until his death. **Zhu Xianhe (朱賢爀), Zhu Fu's fourth son. He was too young to be made a prince when his father was demoted. **N/A ***Zhu Changchan (朱長毚), a great-grandson of Zhu Fu. He was released in 1534. ***Zhu Chengcai (朱承彩), a descendant of Zhu Fu who lived during the
Wanli Emperor The Wanli Emperor (; 4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), personal name Zhu Yijun (), was the 14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1572 to 1620. " Wanli", the era name of his reign, literally means "ten thousand calendars". He was th ...
's reign. ***Zhu Zhisheng (朱智墭), a 7th generation descendant of Zhu Fu. He was the head of Zhu Fu's descendants during the
Hongguang Emperor The Hongguang Emperor (; 1607–1646), personal name Zhu Yousong (), childhood nickname Fuba (福八), was the first emperor of the Chinese Southern Ming dynasty. He reigned briefly in southern China from 1644 to 1645. His era name, ''Hongguang'' ...
's reign. He used to have invited to succeed his forefathers' peerage but he was rejected. {{Tree list Ming dynasty princely peerages Imperial families of Ming dynasty