Five Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Li Congrong 李從榮

Attested AD 933

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Li Congrong was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 933 長興四年四月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 55

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 55

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 44Volume 44 Book of Later Tang 20: Mingzong Annals 10 · 3 passages

癸丑，以刑部侍郎劉讚為秘書監、秦王傅。 On guichou Liu Zan, Vice Minister of Justice, was made Director of the Secretariat and Tutor to the Prince of Qin.

〈（《五代會要》：長興四年四月，以秘書監劉讚為秦王傅，前忠武軍節度判官蘇瓚為秦王友，前襄州觀察使魚崇遠為秦王府記室參軍。 (From the Five Dynasties Essentials: In the fourth month of Changxing 4 Liu Zan, Director of the Secretariat, became Tutor to the Prince of Qin; Su Zan, former adjutant of the Zhongwu Army, became his Companion; and Yu Chongyuan, former observation commissioner of Xiangzhou, became Recorder of the Qin princely establishment.

時言事者請為秦王置師傅，上顧問近臣，皆以秦王名勢隆盛，不敢置議，請自選擇，乃降是命。）〉 Memorialists had asked that tutors be appointed for the Prince of Qin. The Emperor consulted his close attendants, who all said the prince's stature was too great for them to propose candidates and asked that he choose himself—hence this order.)〉