Zhu Yuying
朱玉英
Princess Yong'an (永安公主)
Born20 July 1377
Yingtian, Zhili (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)
Died26 January 1417(1417-01-26) (aged 39)
Burial
Nanfang, Fangshan District, Beijing[1]
SpouseYuan Rong, Marquis of Guangping
IssueYuan Zhen
Yuan Ningning
Yuan Yaoying
Yuan Shou'en
HouseZhu (by birth)
Yuan (by marriage)
FatherYongle Emperor
MotherEmpress Renxiaowen
Princess Yong'an
Traditional Chinese永安公主
Simplified Chinese永安公主
Zhu Yuying
Chinese朱玉英

Princess Yong'an (永安公主, 20 July 1377 – 26 January 1417), born Zhu Yuying[2] (朱玉英), was a princess of the Ming dynasty. She was the oldest daughter of the Yongle Emperor and the elder sister of the Hongxi Emperor.

Life

Zhu Yuying was born on 20 July 1377, to Zhu Di, who held at that time the title of Prince Yan (燕王), and his primary consort, Lady Xu.[3]

When her father ascended the throne, she was honoured as Princess Yong'an (永安公主) and her husband was awarded the title of Prince Consort (駙馬). Later, her husband was granted the title of Marquis of Guangping.[4]

Zhu Yuying had six siblings by the same mother: Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaosui, Princess Yongping, Princess Ancheng and Princess Xianning.[3] Furthermore, she had to two half siblings by her father concubines: Princess Changning and Zhu Gaoxi.

The princess was married to Yuan Rong, with whom she had four children: one son and three daughters.[4][5] Her son, Yuan Zhen, inherited his father title and became the second Marquis Guangping.

Princess Yong'an died on 26 January 1417 of unknown causes. She was buried in Fangshan, Beijing.[1]

Family


  • Husband: Yuan Rong, Marquis of Guangping (廣平侯 袁容, d. January 1428), son of Yuan Hong (袁洪)[6]
  • Son: Yuan Zhen (袁禎), 2nd Marquis of Guangping
  • Daughters:
    • Yuan Ningning (袁寧寧), first daughter
      • Married Zheng Neng (鄭能), son of Zheng Heng, Marquis of Wu'an (武安侯 鄭亨)
    • Yuan Yaoying (袁堯英), second daughter
    • Yuan Shou'en (袁受恩), third daughter

Ancestry

Zhu Chuyi
Zhu Shizhen (1281–1344)
Empress Yu
Hongwu Emperor (1328–1398)
Lord Chen (1235–1334)
Empress Chun (1286–1344)
Yongle Emperor (1360–1424)
Empress Xiaocigao (1332–1382)
Lady Zheng
Zhu Yuying (1377–1417)
Xu Siqi
Xu Liusi
Lady Zhou
Xu Da (1332–1385)
Lady Cai
Empress Renxiaowen (1362–1407)
Xie Zaixing
Lady Xie

References

  1. 1 2 中国人民解放军. 兰州军区. 政治部 (1999). 西北军事文学. 西北军事文学编辑部. p. 65.
  2. ↑ 永安公主墓誌上為「 公主諱玉英 今上皇帝 仁孝皇后之长女也 生洪武十年六月十五日……」
  3. 1 2 Ming Shilu, Record of Taizong, Vol 69
  4. 1 2 Ming Shilu. Vol. 121, Biography IX.
  5. ↑ 永安公主墓誌
  6. ↑ 中国史研究 (in Chinese). 中国社会科学出版社. 1984. p. 144.
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