Li Cong

Li Cong
Prince of Huichang Commandry 許昌郡王
Reign710–712
Prince of Tan 郯王
Reign712–716
Prince of Qing 慶王
Reign716–752
Minister over the Masses
Reign736
Died18 June 752
SpousePrincess Dou (posthumously honored Empress Gongyin 恭應皇后)
Names
Li Sizhi 李嗣直
Li Tan 李潭
Li Cong 李琮
Posthumous name
Crown Prince Jingde 靖德太子
Emperor Fengtian 奉天皇帝
FatherEmperor Xuanzong of Tang
MotherConsort Liu

Li Cong (李琮) (died 18 June 752), né Li Sizhi (李嗣直), known as Li Tan (李潭) from 725 to 736, posthumously honored Crown Prince Jingde (靖德太子) and then Emperor Fengtian (奉天皇帝, literally, "the emperor who submitted to Heaven"), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the oldest son of Emperor Xuanzong but, despite that status, was never made crown prince, bypassed in favor of his younger brothers Li Ying and Li Heng (the later Emperor Suzong). After Li Heng became emperor, he posthumously honored Li Cong as an emperor.