Noble Consort Wenxi
Noble Consort Wenxi (died 19 December 1694[1]), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a consort of the Kangxi Emperor.
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Died | (康熙三十三年 十一月 三日) Forbidden City | 19 December 1694||||
Burial | Jing Mausoleum, Eastern Qing tombs | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Yun'e 11th daughter | ||||
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House | Niohuru (鈕祜祿; by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage) |
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Traditional Chinese | 溫僖貴妃 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 温僖贵妃 | ||||||
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Life
Noble Consort Wenxi's personal name was not recorded in history.
Family background
Noble Consort Wenxi's family was prestigious when compared to the maternal families of other sons of the Kangxi Emperor, apart from Crown Prince Yinreng. Her paternal grandmother, Princess Mukushen, was Nurhaci's daughter, which would make the Kangxi Emperor and Noble Consort Wenxi second cousins. When she died in 1694, her younger brother, Alingga, represented her family in mourning.
- Father: Ebilun (d. 1673), served as one of the Four Regents of the Kangxi Emperor, and held the title of a first class duke (一等公)
- Paternal grandfather: Eidu (1562–1621)
- Paternal grandmother: Aisin Gioro Mukushen (穆庫什; 1595–1659), Nurhaci's fourth daughter
- Seven brothers
- Seventh younger brother: Alingga (1670–1716)
- Two elder sisters and three younger sisters
- Second elder sister: Empress Xiaozhaoren (1653 – 18 March 1678)
Kangxi era
It is not known when Lady Niohuru entered the Forbidden City and became a mistress of the Kangxi Emperor. She was first mentioned in official histories on 28 January 1682 when the Kangxi Emperor granted ranks and titles to his consorts. She was granted the title "Noble Consort". As she was the only one among the emperor's consorts to hold that rank, she did not receive a title to distinguish her from the other consorts.
She gave birth on 28 November 1683 to the emperor's tenth son, Yun'e, and on 24 October 1685 to his 11th daughter, who would die prematurely in June or July 1686.
On 17 December 1694, Lady Niohuru became critically ill. She died two days later and was interred in the Jing Mausoleum of the Eastern Qing tombs. She was granted the title "Noble Consort Wenxi".
Titles
- During the reign of the Shunzhi Emperor (r. 1643–1661) or the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722):
- Lady Niohuru
- During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722):
Issue
- As Noble Consort:
- Yun'e (輔國公 允䄉; 28 November 1683 – 18 October 1741), the Kangxi Emperor's 18th (tenth) son
- The Kangxi Emperor's 11th daughter (24 October 1685 – June/July 1686)
See also
- Ranks of imperial consorts in China#Qing
- Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty
Notes
- 《康熙起居注》:初三日丁卯辰时贵妃薨,是日奏事敦住传旨,谕内阁大学士伊桑阿等曰:「朕观明朝实录贵妃有谥二字者,有谥四字者,今贵妃已薨,与谥应用几字,与谥时当行何礼,尔衙门会同礼部一并议奏。」初四日戊辰,内阁会同礼部查得应行典礼,并拟二字谥四条,四字谥四条,开写折子交与奏事敦住转奏,奉旨依议,著追谥温僖。
- 康熙二十年 十二月 二十日
- 康熙三十三年 十一月 十三日