Emperor Fei of Chen

Emperor Fei of Chen
陳廢帝
Tang dynasty portrait of Emperor Fei by Yan Liben
Emperor of the Chen dynasty
Reign31 May 566 – 27 December 568
PredecessorEmperor Wen
SuccessorEmperor Xuan
BornChen Yaowang (陳藥王)
554?
Died570 (aged 1516)
ConsortsWang Shaoji of Langya
IssueChen Zhize
Names
Family name: Chen (陳)
Given name: Bozong (伯宗)
Courtesy name: Fengye (奉業)
Childhood name: Yaowang (藥王)
Era name and dates
Guāngdà (光大): 566-568
DynastyChen dynasty
FatherEmperor Wen
MotherEmpress Ande

Emperor Fei of Chen (陳廢帝) (died c.May 570), personal name Chen Bozong (陳伯宗), courtesy name Fengye (奉業), childhood name Yaowang (藥王), also known by his post-deposition title of Prince of Linhai (臨海王), was an emperor of the Chinese Chen dynasty. He was the son and heir of Emperor Wen, but after he came to the throne in 566, the imperial administration fell into infighting almost immediately. The victor, Emperor Fei's uncle Chen Xu (Emperor Xuan), deposed Emperor Fei in winter 568 and took the throne himself.