Consort Chen (Yingzong)

Consort Chen (宸妃 萬氏; 1431 – 22 December 1467), of the Wan clan, was the favorite consort of Emperor Yingzong of Ming.[1]

Consort Jingzhuangan'muchen
靖莊安穆宸妃
Consort Chen
Born1431
Died22 December 1467(1467-12-22) (aged 35–36)
Forbidden City, Beijing
Burial
Jinshan
SpouseEmperor Yingzong of Ming (d.1464)
Issue
  • Zhu Jianlin, Prince Zhuang of De
  • Zhu Jianshi
  • Zhu Jianjun, Prince Jian of Ji
  • Zhu Jianzhi, Prince Mu of Xin
  • Princess Chun'an
  • Princess Guangde
Posthumous name
Jingzhuangan'mu
(靖莊安穆)
ClanWan (萬)
FatherWan Ju (萬聚)

Biography

Her father Wan Ju (萬聚) was originally a soldier. Lady Wan was born in 1431 and was elected in 1443 to enter the inner court. Later, she became a concubine of Emperor Yingzong.

In 1448, she gave birth to Emperor Yingzong's second son, Zhu Jianlin, Prince of De and on 2 August 1449 to his third son, prince Zhu Jianshi, who would die prematurely in 30 August 1451. After the Tumu Crisis, Emperor Yingzong returned to Beijing and was put under house arrest in the Southern Palace (南宫). Lady Wan joined him. In 1453, she gave birth to Emperor Yingzong's third daughter, Princess Chun'an, in 1454 to his fifth daughter, Princess Guangde and in 1456 to his seventh son, Zhu Jianjun, Prince of Ji. In 1457, after the restoration of Emperor Yingzong, Lady Wan was granted a title "Consort Chen"[2] and in the following year she gave birth to his eighth son, Zhu Jianzhi, Prince Mu of Xin.

Consort Chen died in 1467 and was granted the posthumous title "Consort Jingzhuanganmuchen" (靖莊安穆宸妃). She was thirty-seven years old and was buried in Jinshan.

Titles
  • During the reign of the Xuande Emperor (r. 1425–1435):
    • Lady Wan (萬氏; from 1431)
  • During the reign of the Zhengtong Emperor (r. 1435–1449):
    • Concubine (嬪; from unknown date)
  • During the reign of the Tianshun Emperor (r. 1457–1464):
    • Consort Chen (宸妃; from 1457)
    • Consort Jingzhuanganmuchen (靖莊安穆宸妃; from 1467)

Issue
  • As a concubine:
    • Zhu Jianlin, Prince Zhuang of De (德莊王 朱見潾; 7 May 1448 – 7 September 1517), Emperor Yingzong's second son
    • Zhu Jianshi (朱見湜; 2 August 1449 – 30 August 1451), Emperor Yingzong's third son
    • Princess Chun'an (淳安公主; 1453-1536), Emperor Yingzong's third daughter
    • Princess Guangde (廣德公主; 1454–1484), personal name Yanxiang (延祥), Emperor Yingzong's fifth daughter
    • Zhu Jianjun, Prince Jian of Ji (吉簡王 朱見浚; 11 July 1456 – 16 August 1527), Emperor Yingzong's seventh son
  • As Consort Chen:
    • Zhu Jianzhi, Prince Mu of Xin (忻穆王 朱見治; 18 March 1458 – 2 April 1472), Emperor Yingzong's eighth son

References
  1. 近代中國婦女史硏究. pp. Pag.146.
  2. Baidu, Encyclopedia. "宸妃". Archived from the original on 2021-11-04.
  • Record of Ming Xianzong. Vol. 45.
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