Zhu Youyuan
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| Prince of Xing | |||||||||
| Reign | 30 July 1487 – 13 July 1519 | ||||||||
| Successor | Originally would succeeded by Zhu Houcong, by he later installed as Jiajing Emperor | ||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1476 | ||||||||
| Died | 13 July 1519 (aged 42) | ||||||||
| Burial | Xianling | ||||||||
| Spouse | Empress Cixiaoxian (d.1538) | ||||||||
| Issue | Zhu Houxi, Prince Huai of Yue Princess Changlin Princess Xianhua Princess Yongfu Jiajing Emperor Princess Yongchun |
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| Father | Chenghua Emperor | ||||||||
| Mother | (d.1522) | ||||||||
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| Ruizong 睿宗 |
Zhu Youyuan (Chinese: 朱祐杬) (22 July 1476 – 13 July 1519), a prince of the Ming dynasty of China. He was the fourth son of the Chenghua Emperor.
Created Prince Xian (Chinese: ) of Xing (Chinese: ), his fief was near today's Zhongxiang, in Hubei Province. He and his wife were posthumously honored by his son after he became the Jiajing Emperor in 1521.
His tomb originally was an ordinary prince's tomb which located at Songlin Mount (松林山), Zhongxiang, Hubei Province. The tomb was rebuilt in 1519, until 1521. His son Jiajing Emperor enthroned, Jiajing against the ministers for his posthumously title. Later, he was posthumously honored as "Emperor Xingxian" (興獻帝), then his tomb rebuilt as emperor's style and renamed as "Xianling" (顯陵).
Originally, ministers against Jiajing Emperor for worship imperial temple for Zhu Youyuan. Then, Jiajing had to set up another temple for him and named as "shimiao" (世廟), then renamed as "Temple of Emperor Xian" in 1536. Two years later, the temple restyled as imperial ancestral temple, and Jiajing honored Zhu Youyuan with the temple name "Ruizong". At that time, Jiajing had relocated the temple with Hongzhi Emperor's temple, due to they were brothers.
After the temple finished rebuilt, Jiajing had veto for let Zhu Youyuan shared the sam temple with Hongzhi, and relocated the temple at the above of Zhengde Emperor's temple. At this point, Jiajing had finally posthumously honored Zhu Youyuan as emperor and finished the worship.
During the reign of Wanli Emperor to Tianqi Emperor, ministers had requested to removed Zhu Youyuan's temple, but still got veto.
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