Princess Ningguo

Princess Ningguo
寧國公主
Born10 October 1364
Died7 September 1434(1434-09-07) (aged 69)
SpouseMei Yin
Issue
  • Mei Shunchang
  • Mei Jingfu
  • Mei Yongzhen
FatherHongwu Emperor
MotherEmpress Ma
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese寧國公主
Simplified Chinese宁国公主
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNíngguó Gōngzhǔ

Princess Ningguo (or Princess of the Ning State; 10 October 1364 – 7 September 1434) was a princess of the Ming dynasty, the second daughter of the Hongwu Emperor and his eldest by Empress Ma. In 1378, the Hongwu Emperor bestowed upon his daughter the title of Princess Ningguo and arranged her marriage to Mei Yin, nephew of Mei Sizu, the Marquis of Runan. She bore three sons. In 1405, her brother, the Yongle Emperor, elevated her rank to that of Grand Princess Ningguo, and by 1424, she was further honored as Grand Princess Imperial Ningguo.