Background

Chen Shubao was born in 553, when his father Chen Xu was serving as a mid-level official under Emperor Yuan of Liang at the capital of Jiangling. His mother was Chen Xu's second wife, Liu Jingyan, and he was Chen Xu's eldest son.

In 554, the Western Wei attacked Jiangling and captured it, executing Emperor Yuan. Emperor Yuan's nephew Xiao Cha was made Emperor Xuan of Western Liang (萧詧) and given Jiangling as his capital, but a large segment of Jiangling's population and Emperor Yuan's officials, including Chen Xu and Chen Xu's cousin Chen Chang, were taken to the Western Wei capital of Chang'an. For reasons lost to history, Lady Liu and Chen Shubao were not taken to Chang'an, but left at Rang City (穰城 Ráng chéng|labels=no, now in Nanyang, Henan province).

In 557, Chen Xu's uncle and Chen Chang's father Chen Baxian founded a new dynasty as Emperor Wu of Chen with his capital at Jiankang. He requested that Western Wei's successor state, Northern Zhou, return Chen Chang and Chen Xu to him, but Northern Zhou, while initially agreeing, did not do so during Emperor Wu's lifetime. In 559, Emperor Wu died, and Chen Xu's older brother Chen Qian, Prince of Linchuan, as Emperor Wu's only close male relative in the realm, took the throne as Emperor Wen of Chen. In 560, Northern Zhou began making overtures to return Chen Xu to Chen. In 562, Emperor Wen, who had remotely created Chen Xu the Prince of Ancheng, traded the city of Lushan (魯山, in modern Wuhan, Hubei) to Northern Zhou in exchange for Chen Xu's return. Initially, Chen Shubao and his mother Princess Liu were not returned, but after further negotiations by Emperor Wen, were returned. Chen Shubao was designated as Chen Xu's successor. He held minor offices during Emperor Wen's reign.

In 566, Emperor Wen died and was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Chen Bozong, as Emperor Fei. The high-level officials that Emperor Wen left in charge, including Chen Xu, eventually became locked in a power struggle, and in 567, Chen Xu killed Liu Shizhi and Dao Zhongju (到仲舉) and seized control. In winter 568, he had an edict issued in the name of Emperor Wu's wife Grand Empress Dowager Zhang Yao'er that deposed Emperor Fei and he took the throne as Emperor Xuan in spring 569. Chen Shubao was made crown prince, and his mother, Princess Liu, was made empress.

As crown prince

In fall 569, Chen Shubao married Shen Wuhua, the daughter of the official Shen Junli (沈君理), as his wife and crown princess. However, eventually he came to favor his concubine, Zhang Lihua.

As crown prince, Chen Shubao was known for his love of literature and feasting. He thus wanted to command the official Jiang Zong (江總), who was talented in literature, serve as his chief of staff, and he requested that Kong Huan (孔奐), the minister of civil service, to make it so. Kong declined, citing that Jiang, while talented, lacked steadiness and would not be able to correct Chen Shubao. Chen Shubao then personally made the request to his father Emperor Xuan, and Emperor Xuan, while he hesitated due to Kong's opposition, eventually agreed. Eventually, however, because Jiang and Chen Shubao overly feasted, including instances where Chen Shubao wore civilian clothing to sneak out of the palace to visit Jiang's mansion, Emperor Xuan removed Jiang from his post.

In spring 582, Emperor Xuan grew ill, and Chen Shubao, along with his brothers Chen Shuling the Prince of Shixing, and Chen Shujian the Prince of Changsha, attended Emperor Xuan at the palace. The ambitious Chen Shuling had designed on the throne, and when Emperor Xuan died, while Chen Shubao was mourning over Emperor Xuan's casket, Chen Shuling pulled out a sharpened knife and stabbed Chen Shubao in the neck, who then collapsed.

Empress Liu tried to stop Chen Shuling, but was also stabbed several times. However, the lady-in-waiting Lady Wu grabbed Chen Shuling, allowing Chen Shubao to get up and escape. Meanwhile, Chen Shujian grabbed Chen Shuling and tied him to a pillar, but as Chen Shujian then sought Chen Shubao's permission to kill Chen Shuling, Chen Shuling slipped away and mobilized his personal troops to start a coup along with his cousin, Chen Bogu the Prince of Xin'an (Emperor Wen's son). They were soon defeated, however, and both were killed in battle. Chen Shuling's sons were forced to commit suicide, and Chen Bogu's sons were reduced to commoner rank.

Three days after the coup attempt, Chen Shubao, still severely wounded, took the throne. He honored his mother Empress Liu as empress dowager. He made his wife Lady Shen empress and his oldest son Chen Yin (who, while not born of Empress Shen, was raised by her) crown prince.

Reign

Initially, Chen Shubao was still recovering from his injuries, and Empress Dowager Liu governed as regent, assisted by Chen Shujian. (As Chen Shubao did not favor Empress Shen, she was not allowed to attend to him during his recovery period; rather, Consort Zhang did.) After Chen Shubao recovered—and while it is not clear how long it took him to recover, it seemed to be a period of months—Empress Dowager Liu returned imperial authorities to him and did not again govern.

When Emperor Xuan died, Northern Zhou's successor state, Sui China, had been attacking Chen, but upon hearing about Emperor Xuan's death, Emperor Wen of Sui (Yang Jian) decided that it was improper to attack a state that had just lost its emperor and withdrew his forces. He also sent ambassadors to mourn Emperor Xuan's death, and his letter to Chen Shubao referred to himself by his personal name—a sign of humility. However, Chen Shubao's return letter included the sentence, "May it be that when you govern your state, all things can be well, and that between heaven and earth, there will be peace and quiet." The sentence was viewed as arrogant and condescending by Emperor Wen and his key official Yang Su and made them displeased. Despite this, however, for the next few years, the states exchanged ambassadors often and generally had peaceful relations, although Sui's Emperor Wen was gradually building up military power on the Yangtze and planning for eventual attack against Chen.

In spring 583, displeased that Chen Shujian was, in his view, becoming overly powerful, Chen Shubao, encouraged by his associates Kong Fan (孔範) and Shi Wenqing (施文慶), made Chen Shujian the governor of Jiang Province (江州, roughly modern Jiujiang, Jiangxi) to remove him from power. (He subsequently kept Chen Shujian at the capital by promoting him to the honorary post of Sikong (司空), but did not restore Chen Shujian to power.) Meanwhile, despite the fact that Chen Shubao was still supposed to be in mourning period for Emperor Xuan, he was spending much time in feasting. When the official Mao Xi (毛喜) tried to persuade him to change his ways, Chen Shubao demoted Mao and sent him out of the capital.

Around the new year 584, Chen Shujian, in fear, prayed to the spirits, hoping that he would be restored to grace. When this was discovered, Chen Shubao considered executing Chen Shujian, but after Chen Shujian reminded him how Chen Shujian was responsible for saving him from Chen Shuling, Chen Shubao spared him but removed him from his posts.

In 584, Chen Shubao built three particularly luxurious pavilions within his palace—Linchun Pavilion (臨春閣), Jieqi Pavilion (結綺閣), and Wangxian Pavilion (望仙閣), residing himself at Linchun Pavilion, while having Consort Zhang reside at Jieqi Pavilion and Consorts Gong and Kong share Wangxian Pavilion. He often spent his days feasting with his concubines, headed by Consort Zhang, as well as those ladies in waiting and officials who had literary talent (including Jiang Zong, whom he made prime minister, Kong Fan, and Wang Cuo (王瑳)), having those officials and ladies in waiting sing or write poetry to praise his concubines' beauty. Two of the particularly known songs, Yushu Houting Hua (玉樹後庭花) and Linchun Yue, were written to praise the beauties of Consorts Zhang and Kong.

It was said that Chen Shubao lacked interest and understanding in important governmental matters, and that because he could not comprehend matters well, he would often hold Consort Zhang on his lap and have Consort Zhang, who was considered intelligent, read and rule on the petitions submitted to him. Meanwhile, Consort Kong and Kong Fan, who were not related, began to refer to each other as sister and brother, and used their relationship to further their power as well, so Consorts Zhang and Kong became exceedingly powerful. To finance Chen Shubao's construction projects, taxes were raised, and soldiers and the officials, who were previously immune to taxes, were also required to pay them, causing general discontent from those classes. Further, at Kong Fan's urging, Chen Shubao transferred much of the military command to civilian officials, further causing the generals to be disgruntled.

In spring 585, Zhang Dabao (章大寶) the governor of Feng Province (豐州, roughly modern Fuzhou, Fujian), accused of corruption and on the verge of being replaced by Li Yun (李暈), instead ambushed Li and killed him, starting a rebellion. Zhang was however soon defeated and killed.

In fall 587, while Emperor Jing of Western Liang (Xiao Cong, Xiao Cha's grandson) was at the Sui capital to meet with Sui's Emperor Wen, the Western Liang officials Xiao Yan (蕭巖, Emperor Jing's uncle) and Xiao Huan (蕭瓛, Emperor Jing's brother), in fear that the Sui general Cui Hongdu (崔弘度) was actually intending to attack the Western Liang capital Jiangling, surrendered to Chen Shubao's cousin Chen Huiji the Marquess of Yihuang with the people of Jiangling. Chen Shubao accepted the surrender and made Xiao Yan and Xiao Huan provincial governors—acts that Emperor Wen (who, in response, abolished Western Liang and seized its remaining territory) considered provocation, making him continuing his preparation to attack Chen in earnest.

In spring 588, Chen Shubao, believing Consorts Zhang's and Kong's accusations that Chen Yin resented him for not favoring Empress Shen, deposed Chen Yin and created him the Prince of Wuxing, instead creating Consort Zhang's son Chen Yuan crown prince. He also considered deposing Empress Shen and replacing her with Consort Zhang, but did not get a chance to do so before Sui launched a major attack in spring 588 as well. By winter 588, the Sui attack was in full operation, with three major prongs commanded by Emperor Wen's sons, Yang Guang (later Emperor Yang of Sui) and Yang Jun, and Yang Su, and with Yang Guang in overall command of the operation, assisted by Gao Jiong. Reports from the upper Yangtze, however, were being suppressed by Shi Wenqing and Shen Keqing (沈客卿) and never reached Chen Shubao, as Shi, not realizing the seriousness of the Sui threat, did not want anything to interfere with his own plans to become the governor of Xiang Province (湘州, roughly modern Changsha, Hunan). Yang Su, who attacked from the upper Yangtze, therefore faced no serious opposition and soon controlled the upper Yangtze, not allowing any Chen forces which might have wanted to head downstream to aid the capital to be able to get through.

In spring 589, the Sui general He Ruo Bi (賀若弼) crossed the Yangtze from Guangling (廣陵, in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu), and the Sui general Han Qinhu crossed the Yangtze at Caishi (採石, in modern Ma'anshan, Anhui), without opposition from Chen forces and sandwiching the Chen capital Jiankang. Only then did Chen Shubao realize the seriousness of the situation, but instead of resisting in earnest, he panicked, leaving Shi in effective control of the situation. Eventually, the general Xiao Mohe convinced Chen Shubao that he should be allowed to engage Heruo, despite opposition from the general Ren Zhong (任忠). Heruo defeated Xiao Mohe and captured him, and the rest of Chen troops collapsed, allowing the Sui forces to enter the capital. In panic and abandoned by his officials, Chen Shubao hid in a well with Consorts Zhang and Kong, but was discovered and captured. When he was brought before He Ruoao, he was so fearful that he prostrated himself before Heruo—an act that brought words of contempt from Heruo. However, he and his household were generally treated well by the Sui generals, although Gao, blaming Consort Zhang for Chen's collapse, executed her. Some of the Chen generals continued to resist, but were quickly defeated, particularly because at the Sui forces' request, Chen Shubao wrote letters to the Chen generals ordering them to surrender. Chen was at its end. Soon, the Sui army escorted Chen Shubao and his household to the Sui capital Daxing (大興, near Chang'an).

During Sui Dynasty

Emperor Wen treated Chen Shubao with kindness, and, not willing to subjugate Chen Shubao as an official under him, initially did not give him any official titles—but was dismayed when Chen Shubao, not understanding the rationale, requested a title. Chen Shubao also engaged in heavy drinking, which Emperor Wen initially tried to curb, but later stopped doing so, reasoning that Chen Shubao needed to have something to do with his time. Emperor Wen sent members of the imperial Chen household out to the provinces, dividing them so that they could not coalesce.

In 594, Emperor Wen, citing the fact that the former emperors of Northern Qi, Liang, and Chen were not being sacrificed to, ordered that the former Northern Qi prince Gao Renying (高仁英), Chen Shubao and Xiao Cong be given regular supplies so that they could make periodic sacrifices to their ancestors.

In 604, a few months after Emperor Wen's death and succession by Yang Guang (as Emperor Yang), Chen Shubao died. Emperor Yang posthumously created him the Duke of Changcheng (a title that his granduncle, Chen's Emperor Wu, carried at one point) and gave him the posthumous name of Yang 煬. (This would also be the posthumous name that Emperor Yang would eventually receive from the succeeding Tang dynasty.)

Family

Consorts and Issue:

• Empress, of the Shen clan of Wuxing (皇后 吳興沈氏; d. 628), second cousin, personal name Wuhua (婺華)

• Guifei, of the Zhang clan (貴妃 張氏; 559–589), personal name Lihua (麗華)

　• Chen Yuan, Crown Prince (皇太子 陳淵; b. 575), fourth son

　• Chen Zhuang, Prince Kuaiji (會稽王 陳莊), eighth son

• Guipin, of the Gong clan (貴嬪 龔氏)

　• Chen Qian, Prince Nanhai (南海王 陳虔), fifth son

　• Chen Tian, Prince Qiantang (錢唐王 陳恬; d. 589), 11th son

• Guipin, of the Kong clan (貴嬪 孔氏)

　• Chen Fan, Prince Wu (吳王 陳蕃), tenth son

• Guipin, of the Lü clan (淑媛 呂氏)

　• Chen Yan, Prince Yongjia (永嘉王 陳彥), third son

　• Chen Jing, Prince Shaoling (邵陵王 陳兢), seventh son

• Guipin, of the Zhang clan (淑華 張氏)

　• Chen Zhi, Prince Xinyi (信義王 陳祗), sixth son

• Guipin, of the Xu clan (淑儀 徐氏)

　• Chen Quan, Prince Dongyang (東陽王 陳恮), ninth son

• Guipin, of the Gao clan (昭儀 高氏)

　• Chen Yi, Prince Nanping (南平王 陳嶷; d. 589), second son

　• Princess Guangde (廣德公主), fourth daughter

　　• Married Yang Guang (569–618) in 589

• Guipin, of the Xie clan (昭儀 謝氏)

　• Princess Lincheng (臨成公主), fifth daughter

　　• Married Yang Jun (571–600) in 589

• Lady, of the Sun clan (孫氏; d. 573)

　• Chen Yin, Prince Wuxing (吳興王 陳胤; 573–589), first son

• Unknown

　• Chen Zong (陳總), 12th son

　• Chen Guan (陳觀), 13th son

　• Chen Ming (陳明), 14th son

　• Chen Gang (陳綱), 15th son

　• Chen Tong (陳統), 16th son

　• Chen Chong (陳沖), 17th son

　• Chen Qia (陳洽), 18th son

　• Chen Tao (陳絛), 19th son

　• Chen Chuo (陳綽), 20th son

　• Chen Wei (陳威), 21st son

　• Chen Bian (陳辯), 22nd son

　• Sixth daughter, personal name Chou (婤)

　　• Married Yang Guang (569–618) in 606

Ancestry

生平

陳叔寶出生于梁朝承聖二年十一月（553年12月21日至554年1月18日），是陳宣帝陳頊的嫡長子，為皇后柳敬言所生。柳敬言的外祖父是梁武帝。

雖然身為太子，但是其皇位卻來得十分不易。陳宣帝的次子、陳叔寶的弟弟陳叔陵一直有篡位之心，並試圖謀劃刺殺陳叔寶。宣帝去世後，叔寶在宣帝靈柩前大哭，叔陵趁機用磨好的刀砍擊叔寶，擊中頸部，但沒有造成致命傷害，叔寶在左右的護衛下逃出，派大將蕭摩訶討伐叔陵。最後叔陵被殺，叔寶即皇帝位，就是陳朝末代皇帝—陳後主。

在位時大建宮室，生活奢侈，不理朝政，日夜與妃嬪、文臣游宴，製作艷詞，隋軍南下時，自恃長江天險，不以為然。

陳叔寶是一個荒淫無度的皇帝，「奏伎縱酒，作詩不輟」（《南史·陳本紀》），又大建宮室，濫施刑罰，朝政極度腐敗。張貴妃名叫張麗華，她原本只是一位宮女，陳後主一見鍾情，封為貴妃，視為至寶，以至臨朝之際，百官奏事，都讓張麗華坐於膝上或將其抱在懷裡，同決天下大事。張麗華不僅長得妖嬈，而且極有心計，後主對她言聽計從，張麗華便乘機幹預朝政，陳後主的皇后沈婺華出身高貴，她性情端靜為人正直，不受陳後主喜愛。荒淫無度的陳後主只喜歡張麗華、孔貴嬪這樣的妖媚女子，孔貴嬪和張麗華結成同盟一起詆毀沈皇后的養子陳胤，太子陳胤終于被廢，改立張麗華的大兒子陳淵。陳後主甚至想廢黜沈婺華，改立張麗華為皇后，因為隋滅陳之戰而不成。

陳後主即位時，隋朝的隋文帝楊堅正大舉任賢納諫，減輕賦稅，整飭軍備，消除奢靡之風，並隨時準備攻略江南富饒之地。而陳後主竟然奢侈荒淫無度，臣民也流於逸樂，給隋朝以可乘之機。陳後主除寵愛張貴妃之外，還有龔貴嬪、孔貴嬪，還有王、李二美人，還有張、薛二淑媛，還有袁昭儀、何婕妤、江修容等美人。當時陳後主在光照殿前，又建「臨春」、「結綺」、「望仙」三閣，高聳入雲，其窗牖欄檻，都以沉香檀木來做，極盡奢華，宛如人間仙境。陳後主自居臨春閣，張麗華住結綺閣，龔孔二貴嬪同住望仙閣。三閣都有凌空銜接的覆道，陳後主往來於三閣之中，左右逢源，得其所哉！妃嬪們或臨窗靚裝，或倚欄小立，風吹袂起，飄飄焉若神仙。此外陳後主更把中書令江總，以及陳暄、孔范、王瑗等一般文學大臣一齊召進宮來，清歌妙舞，飲酒賦詩，自夕達旦。

隋文帝開皇八年三月，下詔：「天之所覆，無非朕臣，每關聽覽，有懷傷惻。可出師授律，應機誅診，在期一舉，永清吳越。」于是發兵五十一萬八千人，由晉王楊廣指揮，進攻陳朝都城建康。晉王楊廣由六合出發，秦王楊俊由襄陽順流而下，清合公楊素由永安誓師，荊州刺史劉思仁由江陵東進，蘄州刺史王世績由蘄春發兵，廬州總管韓擒虎由廬江急進，還有吳州總管賀若弼及青州總管燕榮分別由廬江與東海趕來會師。陳叔寶恃長江天險，不以為意，只顧與張麗華飲酒玩樂，縱慾淫樂，且說：「王氣在此，齊兵三度來，周兵再度至，無不摧沒。虜今來者必自敗。」翌年（陳禎明三年，即隋開皇九年，589年）正月，南征之戰隋軍分道攻入建康（今江蘇南京）。其中韓擒虎親率五百名精銳士卒自橫江夜渡採石磯，緊接著賀若弼攻拔京口，形成兩路夾擊，最先進入朱雀門的是韓擒虎。當時陳後主驚荒失措，他身邊的侍臣只有尚書左僕射袁憲一人。當時袁憲建議：「臣願陛下正衣冠，御前殿，依梁武見侯景故事。」（《陳書·袁憲傳》）但陳後主不理會，只說：「非唯朕無德，亦是江南衣冠道盡，吾自有計，卿等不必多言！吾自有計。」與愛妃張麗華、孔貴嬪避入井中，後被俘，隋軍一面掃蕩殘敵，令後主手書招降陳朝未降將帥，一面收圖籍，封府庫，又將張麗華、孔貴嬪梟首於青溪中橋及施文慶、沈客卿、陽慧朗、徐析、暨慧景等奸佞斬於右闕下。陳朝宣告覆亡，隋文帝終於統一了全國。長達四百多年的魏晉南北朝時代結束，中國進入大一統的隋朝。

楊堅對陳叔寶極為優待，准許他以三品官員身分上朝。又常邀請他參加宴會，恐他傷心，不奏江南音樂，而後主卻從未把亡國之痛放在心上。一次，監守他的人報告文帝說：「陳叔寶表示，身無秩位，入朝不便，願得到一個官號。」文帝嘆息說：「陳叔寶全無心肝。」監守人又奏：「叔寶常酗酒致醉，很少有清醒的時候。」隋文帝讓後主節酒，過了不久又說：「由著他的性子喝吧，不這樣，他怎樣打發日子呀！」過了一些時候，隋文帝又問後主有何嗜好，回答說：「好食驢肉。」問飲酒多少，回答說：「每日與子弟飲酒一石。」讓隋文帝相當驚訝。

隋文帝東巡邙山，後主奉召前往，他在宴會上賦詩說：「日月光天德，山川壯帝居，太平無以報，願上東封書。」表請封禪，隋文帝不許。楊堅評價說：「陳叔寶的失敗皆與飲酒有關，如將作詩飲酒的功夫用在國事上，豈能落此下場！當賀若弼進攻京口時，邊人告急，叔寶正在飲酒，不予理會；高熲攻克陳朝宮殿，見告急文書還在床下，連封皮都沒有拆，真是愚蠢可笑到了極點，陳亡也是天意呀！」

陳叔寶逝世于隋仁壽四年十一月壬子（604年12月16日），得年五十二歲。追贈大將軍、長城縣公。諡號煬。葬於洛陽邙山鳳台鄉鳳台里，即今河南省洛陽市孟津縣送莊鎮鎮鳳凰台村北。與陳後主俱葬鳳凰台村北的還有吳末帝孫皓和百濟國王扶餘義慈。

詩作

有詩《玉樹後庭花》傳世。

麗宇芳林對高閣，新裝豔質本傾城；

映戶凝嬌乍不進，出帷含態笑相迎，

妖姬臉似花含露，玉樹流光照後庭。

據史記載，陳後主某日到沈婺華處，暫入即還，卻寫了一首詩《戲贈沈后》：「留人不留人，不留人去也。此處不留人，自有留人處。」婺華《答後主》：「誰言不相憶，見罷倒成羞。情知不肯住，教遣若為留。」

陳後主詩：「考差蒲未齊，沈漾若浮綠，朱鷺戲蘋藻，徘徊流澗曲。澗曲多巖樹，逶迤復繼續，振振難以明，湯湯今又矚。」

家庭

后妃

• 皇后沈婺華 （？－628），父望蔡貞憲侯沈君理，母陳高祖陳霸先女會稽穆公主。太建三年，封為皇太子妃。陳後主即位，封為皇后。無子，養孫姬子陳胤為己子，陳亡後被俘，隋亡後出家。

• 貴妃張麗華（559－589），出身平民，初為侍女，生皇太子陳淵、會稽王陳莊。陳後主即位，封為貴妃，居結綺閣。陳亡後，被隋軍長史高熲斬首于青溪中橋。

• 龔貴嬪，後主為太子時，侍奉于東宮為良娣，後來封為貴嬪，居望仙閣。生南海王陳虔、錢唐王陳恬。

• 孔貴嬪（？－589），義兄孔范。封為貴嬪，居望仙閣。開皇九年，隋平陳，斬張麗華、孔貴嬪於青溪柵下。

• 孔貴人，生吳郡王陳蕃，與孔貴嬪是否為同一人不詳。

• 呂淑媛，生永嘉王陳彥、邵陵王陳兢。

• 張淑媛，有寵。

• 薛淑媛，有寵。

• 徐淑儀，生東陽王陳恮。

• 張淑華，生信義王陳祗。

• 高昭儀，生南平王陳嶷、廣德公主。廣德公主為隋煬帝妃。

• 謝昭儀，生臨成公主。

• 袁昭儀，有寵。

• 江修容，有寵。

• 何婕妤，有寵。

• 王美人，有寵。（李美人，有王氏、李氏二位美人，張氏、薛氏二位淑媛，以及袁昭儀、何婕妤、江修容等共七人，都得寵，輪流陪皇帝作樂。）

• 孫姬（？－573），東宮侍妾。生吳興王陳胤，難產而死。

子

陳後主總共22個兒子，11個受封，11個無封，分別為：陳總、陳觀、陳明、陳綱、陳統、陳衝、陳洽、陳縚、陳綽、陳威、陳辯：

• 吳興王陳胤，字承業，母孫姬，養母沈皇后

• 南平王陳嶷，字承岳，母高昭儀

• 永嘉王陳彥，字承懿，母呂淑嬡

• 皇太子陳淵，字承源，母張貴妃

• 南海王陳虔，字承恪，母龔貴嬪

• 信義王陳祗，字承敬，母張淑華

• 邵陵王陳兢，字承檢，母呂淑嬡

• 會稽王陳莊，字承肅，母張貴妃

• 東陽王陳恮，字承厚，母徐淑儀

• 吳郡王陳蕃，字承廣，母孔貴人

• 錢唐王陳恬，字承惔，母龔貴嬪

女

• 第四女 廣德公主，生母高昭儀，隋煬帝嬪妃

• 第五女 臨成公主，生母謝昭儀，隋秦王嬪妃

• 第六女 陳婤，生母不詳，隋煬帝貴人