Li Zhong (李忠) (643-January 6, 665^[1]), courtesy name Zhengben (正本), formally Prince of Yan (燕王), was a crown prince of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. Events By Place Europe Rothari King of the Lombards, issues the Lombard law code Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events By Place Europe Swithelm is succeeded by Sighere and Sebbi as king(s of Essex. A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name ( zì) is a given name to be used later in life Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River ( valley in the Neolithic era The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by He was the oldest son of Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) and was created crown prince in 652 even though he was not the son of his then-wife Empress Wang. Background and life as Prince of Jin Li Zhi was born in 628 He was the ninth son of his father Emperor Taizong, and the third son of his mother Emperor Taizong's wife Events By Place Europe Rodoald succeeds his father Rothari as king of the Lombards. Empress Wang (王皇后 personal name unknown (d 655? was an Empress of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. After Empress Wang was displaced by Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian) in 655, however, Li Zhong was caught in Empress Wu's crosshairs and was forced the yield the crown prince position to his younger brother Li Hong, born of Empress Wu, in 656. Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne Events By Place Europe November 15 — Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats Mercian king Penda in the Li Hong (李弘 ( 652 - May 25, 675) formally Emperor Xiaojing (孝敬皇帝 literally "the filial and alert emperor" with the Events By Place Europe Oswiu of Northumbria annexes Mercia Asia The Battle of He was later further reduced to commoner rank and put under house arrest, and when the chancellor Shangguan Yi failed in his attempt to persuade Emperor Gaozong to depose Empress Wu in 664 and was executed, Empress Wu took the opportunity to accuse Li Zhong of being complicit in Shangguan's plans. The chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝宰相 was an office that was semi-formally designated for a number of high level officials at one time during the Chinese Shangguan Yi (上官儀 (d January 4, 665) Courtesy name Youshao (游韶 formally Duke of Chu (楚公 was an official of the Events By Place Asia Arab armies conquer Kabul. Kuo Wu Tsung of Tang comes to Japan Around the new year 665, Emperor Gaozong ordered Li Zhong to commit suicide. Events By Place Europe Swithelm is succeeded by Sighere and Sebbi as king(s of Essex. He was posthumously honored an imperial prince, but not a crown prince, during the second reign of his brother Emperor Zhongzong. Background Li Xiǎn was born in 656 as the seventh son of his father Emperor Gaozong and the third son of his mother Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu

Background

Li Zhong was born in 643, shortly after his father Li Zhi became crown prince under his grandfather Emperor Taizong. Events By Place Europe Rothari King of the Lombards, issues the Lombard law code Background and life as Prince of Jin Li Zhi was born in 628 He was the ninth son of his father Emperor Taizong, and the third son of his mother Emperor Taizong's wife Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. Emperor Taizong of Tang ( January 23, 599 &ndash July 10 649) personal name Lǐ Shìmín ( was the second emperor of the His mother was Consort Liu, who was of lowly birth. He was Li Zhi's oldest son, and Li Zhi convened a feast with his staff at Hongjiao Hall (弘教殿) to celebrate. Emperor Taizong personally attended as well and danced to celebrate the grandson's birth. In 646, Emperor Taizong created Li Zhong the Prince of Chen. Events An edict of the Taika Reforms is promulgated in Japan Alexandria is recaptured by the Arabs after a Byzantine After Emperor Taizong's death in 649, Li Zhi succeeded him (as Emperor Gaozong), and he made Li Zhong titular prefect of the capital prefecture, Yong Prefecture (雍州, roughly modern Xi'an, Shaanxi). Events By Place Europe Reccaswinth succeeds his father Chindaswinth as king of the Visigoths. UserEl_C --> Xi'an ( Postal map spelling: Sian is the Capital of the Shaanxi province in the ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess

As crown prince

Emperor Gaozong's wife and empress Empress Wang did not have a son, and her uncle, the chancellor Liu Shi suggested to her to have Li Zhong made crown prince, hoping that he would be grateful to her. An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Empress Wang (王皇后 personal name unknown (d 655? was an Empress of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. The chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝宰相 was an office that was semi-formally designated for a number of high level officials at one time during the Chinese Liu Shi (柳奭 (d 659 Courtesy name Zishao (子邵 was a chancellor of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, during the reign of Empress Wang agreed, and Liu Shi subsequently lobbied the other chancellors, including Emperor Gaozong's powerful uncle Zhangsun Wuji, into agreeing to and requesting the same. Zhangsun Wuji (長孫無忌 (d 659 Courtesy name Fuji (輔機 formally Duke of Zhao (趙公 was a chancellor of the Chinese Emperor Gaozong agreed, and in 652, he created Li Zhong crown prince. Events By Place Europe Rodoald succeeds his father Rothari as king of the Lombards. The chancellors Yu Zhining, Zhang Xingcheng, and Gao Jifu took on additional titles as the young crown prince's advisors. Yu Zhining (于志寧 (588-665 Courtesy name Zhongmi (仲謐 formally Duke Ding of Yan (燕定公 was a chancellor of the Chinese Zhang Xingcheng (張行成 ( 587 - October 10, 653) Courtesy name Deli (德立 formally Duke Ding of Beiping (北平定公 Gao Jifu (高季輔 ( 596 - January 16, 654) formal name Gao Feng (高馮 but went by the Courtesy name of Jifu formally Duke

In 655, Empress Wang, due to false accusations of murder and witchcraft by Emperor Gaozong's concubine Consort Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), was deposed, and Consort Wu was created empress to replace her. Events By Place Europe November 15 — Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats Mercian king Penda in the Concubinage is the state of a woman or youth in an ongoing quasi-matrimonial relationship with a man of higher social status Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne Empress Wu had two sons of her own by this point, and the oldest, Li Hong, was three years old. Li Hong (李弘 ( 652 - May 25, 675) formally Emperor Xiaojing (孝敬皇帝 literally "the filial and alert emperor" with the Empress Wu's ally, the official Xu Jingzong, submitted a petition arguing that it should be the empress' son who is made crown prince. Xu Jingzong (許敬宗 ( 592 - September 20, 672) Courtesy name Yanzu (延族 formally Duke Gong of Gaoyang (高陽恭公 Emperor Gaozong agreed, and in spring 656, Li Zhong was deposed and reduced to the title of Prince of Liang. Events By Place Europe Oswiu of Northumbria annexes Mercia Asia The Battle of He was further removed from the capital, to serve as the prefect of Liang Prefecture (梁州, roughly modern Hanzhong, Shaanxi). Hanzhong ( is a city in Shaanxi province in central China. Population (2004 approx ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Li Hong was created crown prince in his stead.

After removal

Later in 656, Li Zhong was moved from Liang Prefecture to Fang Prefecture (房州, roughly modern Shiyan, Hubei). Administration The Prefecture-level city of Shiyan administers 8 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 1 County-level city ( Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a central province of the People's Republic of China. As he grew in age, he began fearful that he would be a target of Empress Wu, and he sometimes wore women's clothes to try to evade assassins and engaged fortunetellers to try to see his future. These acts were reported to Emperor Gaozong, and in 660, Emperor Gaozong reduced him to commoner rank and put under house arrest in Qian Prefecture (黔州, modern southeastern Chongqing), held at the same house that his uncle Li Chengqian, who had been crown prince before Emperor Gaozong, had been held after his removal in 643. Events By Place Europe Slavic principality of Carantania is first mentioned in historical sources Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China Li Chéngqián (李承乾 (619?- January 5, 645) Courtesy name Gaoming (高明 formally Prince Min of Hengshan (恆山愍王

In 664, after the chancellor Shangguan Yi made an unsuccessful attempt to have Emperor Gaozong agree to have Empress Wu removed on account of her misbehavior, Empress Wu had Xu Jingzong accuse Shangguan Yi and the eunuch Wang Fusheng (王伏勝, who had reported Empress Wu's misbehavior to Emperor Gaozong), both of whom had previously served on Li Zhong's staff, of conspiring with Li Zhong to commit treason. Events By Place Asia Arab armies conquer Kabul. Kuo Wu Tsung of Tang comes to Japan Shangguan Yi (上官儀 (d January 4, 665) Courtesy name Youshao (游韶 formally Duke of Chu (楚公 was an official of the A eunuch (ˈjuːnək is a Castrated man in particular one castrated early enough to have major hormonal consequences the term usually refers to those castrated in order to On January 4, 665, Shangguan and Wang, as well as Shangguan's son Shangguan Tingzhi (上官庭芝) were executed, and two days later, on January 6, Emperor Gaozong ordered Li Zhong to commit suicide. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events By Place Europe Swithelm is succeeded by Sighere and Sebbi as king(s of Essex. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Later in 665, at Li Hong's request, Li Zhong was given a proper burial. Decades later, after Empress Wu's death in 705, her son Emperor Zhongzong posthumoustly honored Li Zhong as the Prince of Yan, but not crown prince. Alternate meanings Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705 Events By Place Asia February 20 Background Li Xiǎn was born in 656 as the seventh son of his father Emperor Gaozong and the third son of his mother Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu

Notes and references

1. ^ 兩千年中西曆轉換

• Book of Tang, vol. The Book of Tang ( or the Old Book of Tang (舊唐書/旧唐书 is the first classic work about the Tang Dynasty. 86. [1]
• New Book of Tang, vol. The New Book of Tang ( is a classic work of history about the Tang Dynasty edited by Ouyang Xiu and Song Qi (宋祁 and other official scholars of the 81. [2]
• Zizhi Tongjian, vols. The Zizhi Tongjian ( was a pioneering reference work in Chinese historiography. 199, 200, 201.