Zhu Youyuan
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Zhu Youyuan was a prince of the Ming dynasty of China. He was the fourth son of the Chenghua Emperor and the father of the Jiajing Emperor.
A hanging scroll portrait of Zhu Youyuan, painted after his posthumous elevation to emperor, as reflected in his imperial robes. National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongzhi Emperor
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The Hongzhi Emperor, personal name Zhu Youcheng, was the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1487 to 1505. He succeeded his father, the Chenghua Emperor.
Zhu Youyuan
…mother, Lady Shao, was one of the Emperor's concubines. The Emperor's two eldest sons died early, and his third son Zhu Youcheng succeeded him as the Hongzhi Emperor. When the Hongzhi Emperor ascended the throne in 1487, he gave Zhu Youyuan the title Prince of Xing (興王). In 1492, Zhu Youyuan married Lady Jiang, the…
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll
A stele with the Hongzhi Emperor's inscription regarding the repair of the Temple of Confucius, Qufu. 1504 (17th year of the Hongzhi era)
Detail of the painting Poet on a Mountaintop by Shen Zhou (1427–1509), ink on paper. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri