Princess Ning'an was a

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

princess and the third daughter of the

Jiajing Emperor The Jiajing Emperor (16September 150723January 1567), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Ming, personal name Zhu Houcong, art name, art names Yaozhai, Leixuan, and Tianchi Diaosou, was the 12th List of emperors of the Ming ...

to survive infancy.Zhang (1739), volume 114.

Biography

The princess was born in 1539 to the

's favoured concubine Consort Duan, and given the personal name Luzheng. After the Renyin palace rebellion in 1542,

Empress Fang Empress Xiaolie (1516–1547), of the Fang clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, third empress to the Jiajing Emperor. Early life Fang originated from the area of Nanjing. She was selected for palace service in 1531, and cho ...

sentenced Consort Duan to death by slow-slicing, however, it was later found that Consort Duan had not been involved with the uprising. Luzheng was only three years old at the time. After her mother's death, she was raised by Imperial Noble Consort Shen (沈). Luzheng was granted the title Princess Ning'an in 1555, the same year that Li He of

Ningjin County, Hebei Ningjin County () is a county in the south of Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 mil ...

as her husband.History Office (1620s), volume 417. Only one of Princess Ning'an's children is recorded in the official histories; her son, Li Cheng'en.Zhang (1739), volume 193. She later received the title of ''Dazhang'' (大长) Princess Ning'an.

In fiction and popular culture

Portrayed by

Fan Bingbing Fan Bingbing (, born 16 September 1981) is a Chinese actress. After gaining recognition for the costume drama '' My Fair Princess'' (1998–1999), Fan's breakthrough came with Feng Xiaogang's blockbuster '' Cell Phone'' (2003), which won her th ...

in the 2003 television series Famous Catcher in Kanto (名捕镇关东).

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