Prince of Fu ( zh, 福王), was a first-rank princely peerage used during Ming dynasty, this peerage title was created by

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 ...

. The first Prince of Fu was

Zhu Changxun Zhu Changxun (1586–1641) was the third son of the Ming dynasty Wanli Emperor. His mother, Noble Consort Zheng, was a favoured concubine and, in efforts to please her, the emperor attempted to have Zhu made heir apparent, but failed to overturn t ...

, 3rd son of Wanli Emperor. This peerage had 2 cadet commandery princely peerages, all of these second-rank peerages had not inherited. The first

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 ...

emperor,

Zhu Yousong 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'' ...

(Hongguang Emperor) was the last title holder of this peerage.

Generation name / poem

As members of this peerage was descentants of

Yongle Emperor The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dyn ...

, their generation poem was:- This peerage used the poem until You (由) generation.

Members

(1st),

's 3rd son. He granted and held the title of

Prince of Fu Prince of Fu ( zh, 福王), was a first-rank princely peerage used during Ming dynasty, this peerage title was created by Wanli Emperor. The first Prince of Fu was Zhu Changxun, 3rd son of Wanli Emperor. This peerage had 2 cadet commandery princel ...

in 1601. He took his fief in 1614. He was killed in 1641. Full posthumous name: Prince Zhong of Fu (福忠王) **1st son:

(2nd), initially held the title of a commandery prince under the title Comm. Prince of Dechang (德昌郡王). He succeeded and held the title of Prince of Fu from 1643 to 1644. He ascended the throne in 1644 as Southern Ming emperor in 1644. **2nd son: Zhu Youju (朱由榘; born 26 Jul 1609), held the title of a commandery prince under the title Comm. Prince Yingshang (潁上郡王) from 1617 to 1643. He was posthumously bestowed under the posthumous title ""Prince Chong of Ying" (潁沖王). **3rd son: Zhu Youhua (朱由樺), he held the title of his eldest brother, Comm. Prince of Dechang. He was posthumously bestowed under the title "Prince Huai of De" (德懷王). {{Tree list Ming dynasty princely peerages Imperial families of Ming dynasty