| Li Ke | |||||
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| Prince of Yulin Prince of Wu | |||||
| Born | 619 | ||||
| Died | 6 March 653 (aged 33–34) | ||||
| Spouse | Lady Yang Qingxue Lady Xiao | ||||
| Issue | Li Ren (later known as Li Qianli), Prince of Cheng Li Wei Li Kun Li Jing Princess Xin'an (4th daughter) | ||||
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| House | House of Li | ||||
| Father | Emperor Taizong of Tang | ||||
| Mother | Consort Yang princess of Sui dynasty | ||||
Li Ke (Chinese: 李恪; pinyin: Lǐ Kè; 619 – 10 March 653[1]), posthumously known as the Prince of Yùlín (鬱林王), often known by his greater title as the Prince of Wú (吳王), was an imperial prince of the Tang dynasty. As a highly honored son of Emperor Taizong, he was one time considered a possible candidate as crown prince after both his older brother Li Chengqian and younger brother Li Tai were both deposed in 643, but eventually, his younger brother Li Zhi, as a son of Emperor Taizong's wife Empress Zhangsun, was created crown prince and inherited the throne after Emperor Taizong's death in 649 (as Emperor Gaozong), under the insistence of Li Zhi's uncle and Emperor Taizong's brother-in-law Zhangsun Wuji. Zhangsun, however, detested Li Ke, and in 653, he implicated Li Ke in a plot by the official Fang Yi'ai (房遺愛) and had Emperor Gaozong order Li Ke to commit suicide.