Imperial Noble Consort Chun Hui
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The Imperial Noble Consort Chun Hui was a concubine of the Qianlong Emperor. Emperor Qianlong was emperor China from 1736 til 1795.
's reign and became a concubine of the then Prince Hong Li. When in 1735 Prince Hong Li ascended the throne as the Qianlong Emperor
, Lady Su was given the title of Imperial Concubine Chun . After the mourning period of the late Yongzheng Emperor she was raised by rank to consort (纯妃) and to Noble Consort (纯贵妃) in 1745.
In 1760 Lady Su was given the title of Imperial Noble Consort Chun (meaning purity). However, Lady Su died several days year later in the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong Emperor
's reign. She was given the posthumous title of Imperial Noble Consort Chun Hui and was later interred in the Yuling Mausoleum for concubines. In 1765 Qianlong's second empress was demoted. She died the following year and was interred next to Lady Su's chest.
Biography
Imperial Noble Consort Chun Hui nee Su (蘇氏) was the daughter of Sujinam (蘇召南) and Han Chinese of origin. She was born in the fifty- second year of Emperor Kangxi's reign and lived 1713 - 1760. She entered the Forbidden City in Beijing during Yongzheng EmperorYongzheng Emperor
The Yongzheng Emperor , born Yinzhen , was the fifth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the third Qing emperor from 1722 to 1735. A hard-working ruler, Yongzheng's main goal was to create an effective government at minimal expense. Like his father, the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng used military...
's reign and became a concubine of the then Prince Hong Li. When in 1735 Prince Hong Li ascended the throne as the Qianlong Emperor
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796...
, Lady Su was given the title of Imperial Concubine Chun . After the mourning period of the late Yongzheng Emperor she was raised by rank to consort (纯妃) and to Noble Consort (纯贵妃) in 1745.
In 1760 Lady Su was given the title of Imperial Noble Consort Chun (meaning purity). However, Lady Su died several days year later in the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong Emperor
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796...
's reign. She was given the posthumous title of Imperial Noble Consort Chun Hui and was later interred in the Yuling Mausoleum for concubines. In 1765 Qianlong's second empress was demoted. She died the following year and was interred next to Lady Su's chest.
Children
Imperial Noble Consort Chun Hui gave birth to two sons and a daughter, all survived to adulthood.- Prince Yongzhang, born on 15 July 1735, died on
- Prince Minyi, Beili
- Prince Yixu, Beizi
- Prince Zaiquan, Zhengguogong
- Prince Pukui, Fuguogong
- Prince Yushen, Fuguogong
- Prince Pukui, Fuguogong
- Prince Zaiquan, Zhengguogong
- Prince Yixu, Beizi
- Prince Minyi, Beili
- Prince Yongrong, born on 28 January 1744, died on
- Prince Minqin, Prince Ke of Zhi (second rank)
- Prince Yiqi, Beili
- Prince Minqin, Prince Ke of Zhi (second rank)
- Princess Hejia (second rank), born on 24 December 1745, died on
Mistake
Qing Sigao (清史稿) factual documents about the Qing dynasty made a mistake in Lady Su's surname. Her surname has never changed to Sugiya like some of Qianlong's concubines.Sources
- Draft history of the Qing dynasty 《清史稿》卷二百十四．列傳一．后妃傳．高宗纯惠皇贵妃.
- China, The Three Emperors 1662-1795. ISBN:1-903973694 (hardback), edited by Evelyn S. Rawski and Jessica Rawson.
See also
- :Category:Qing Dynasty emperors
- :Category:Qing Dynasty empresses
- :Category:Qing Dynasty imperial consorts