Zhu Zhi

Zhu Zhi (Chinese: 朱植; 24 March 1377 – 4 June 1424) was a prince during the Ming Dynasty, the fifteenth son of the Hongwu Emperor and Consort Han. His peerages included titles such as Prince of Wei from 1378 to 1392, which was later changed to Prince of Liao. Zhu Zhi is recognized as an ancestor of Zhu Shugui, the last Ming prince who refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. His family line used a sequence of generation names, including Gui, Hao, En, Chong, Zhi, Yun, Reng, Qi, Bao, He, Xian, Shu, Yan, Zun, Ru, Cai, Han, Li, Long, and Yu.

He was married to several women from various clans. One of his consorts was Princess Consort of Liao from the Guo clan, daughter of Guo Ying. Other consorts included women from the Ding, Lu, Xie, Zhao, Song, and Zhang clans, as well as women with unspecified origins.

Zhu Zhi fathered at least twenty children, including princes and princesses. His first son was Zhu Guiying (25 July 1397 – 1424), and his second son was Zhu Guixia (29 December 1397 – 1449). His third son was Zhu Guixie, who held the title Prince of Yuanan (1399–1466). His fourth son was Zhu Guiwei (1399–1471), recognized as Prince Su of Liao. Other sons included Zhu Guichang, Prince of Anxi of Xiangyin (1413–1467), and Zhu Guixi, Prince of Jinghe of Qishui (1424–1468).

His children also included multiple daughters who received princely titles, such as Princess Jiangling, Princess Jianghua, Princess Luxi, Princess Zhushan, Princess Suining, and Princess Guidong, spanning from the first to the thirteenth daughter.

Among his descendants, Zhu Guidun, the Prince of Qiangjiang (1401–1407), was his sixth son, and Zhu Guijie, Prince Kangjian of Yicheng (1414–1474), was his fifteenth son. His family lineage continued through successive generations, adhering to the naming conventions and titles established by the Ming imperial family.