Wu Chengsi

Wu Chengsi
Prince Xuan of Wei
Duke of Zhou
Wenchang Zuo Xiang
文昌左相
Reign690–692
Tong Fengge Luantai Sanpin
同鳳閣鸞臺三品
Reign685, 690–692, 697
Born649
Died(698-07-22)22 July 698
IssueWu Yanji, Prince of Wei
Wu Yanyi, Prince of Wei
Wu Yanxiu, Prince of Huaiyang
Names
Family name: Wu 武
Given name: Chengsi 承嗣
Courtesy name: Fengxian 奉先
FatherWu Yuanshuang 武元爽

Wu Chengsi (Chinese: 武承嗣; pinyin: Wǔ Chéngsì; 649-July 22, 698[1]), courtesy name Fengxian, formally Prince Xuan of Wei (魏宣王), was a nephew of the Chinese sovereign Wu Zetian and an imperial prince of the Wu Zhou dynasty. He participated in her planning in taking the throne and had wanted to become crown prince after she claimed the throne in 690, but his attempts were repeatedly rebuffed, and after she showed her intent to eventually return the throne to her son Li Zhe by recalling Li Zhe from exile in 698, Wu Chengsi died in disappointment.