Zhengde Emperor
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 503 years ago |
Date of birth | October 27,1491 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Beijing |
China | |
Date of died | April 20,1521 |
Died | Beijing |
China | |
Successor | Jiajing Emperor |
Parents | Hongzhi Emperor |
Empress Zhang | |
Consort Ji | |
Place of burial | Ming Dynasty Tombs, Beijing, China |
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Grandparents | Consort Ji |
Chenghua Emperor | |
Full name | Zhu Houzhao |
Current partner | Empress Xia |
Great grandparent | Emperor Yingzong of Ming |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 642267 |
Zhengde Emperor Life story
The Zhengde Emperor, who was the 11th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1505 to 1521. Born Zhu Houzhao, he was the Hongzhi Emperor's eldest son. Zhu Houzhao took the throne at only 14 with the era name Zhengde meaning "right virtue" or "rectification of virtue".