Imperial Noble Consort Chunque

Imperial Noble Consort Chunque (simplified Chinese: 纯悫皇贵妃; traditional Chinese: 純愨皇貴妃; pinyin: Chúnquè huángguìfēi; December 1689 or January 1690 – 27 January 1785), from the Han Chinese Geng clan, was a consort of Yongzheng Emperor.

Imperial Noble Consort Chunque
BornDecember 1689/January 1690
Died27 January 1785
Forbidden City
Burial
Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
Spouse
(m. 1704; died 1735)
IssueHongzhou, Prince He
HouseGeng (耿; by birth)
Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
Imperial Noble Consort Chunque
Traditional Chinese純愨皇貴妃
Simplified Chinese纯悫皇贵妃

Life

Family background

Imperial Noble Consort Chunque came from Han Chinese Geng clan (耿氏). Her personal name is unknown.

Kangxi era

Lady Geng was born in twelfth lunar month of twenty eighth year of Kangxi Emperor, which translates to December 1689 in the Gregorian calendar. In 1704, she became a mistress of Kangxi Emperor's fourth son. On 5 January 1712, she gave birth to Yinzhen's fifth son, Hongzhou.

Yongzheng era

The Kangxi Emperor died on 20 December 1722 and was succeeded by Yinzhen, who was enthroned as the Yongzheng Emperor. In 1723, Lady Geng was given a title of "Concubine Yu" (裕嫔; "yu" meaning "prosperous").[2] In 1730, she was promoted to "Consort Yu" (裕妃).[3]

Qianlong era

The Yongzheng Emperor died on 8 October 1735 and was succeeded by Hongli, who was enthroned as the Qianlong Emperor. The same year she was elevated to "Dowager Noble Consort Yu" (裕贵太妃).[4] After the death of Empress Dowager Chongqing in 1778, Dowager Noble Consort Yu was promoted to "Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Yu" (裕皇貴太妃). She died of illness on 27 January 1785 at the age of ninety six. She was posthumously granted the title "Imperial Noble Consort Chunque" (纯悫皇贵妃, "chunque" meaning "pure and honest").[5] She was interred in the Tai Mausoleum in Western Qing tombs. She is the longest surviving consort of Yongzheng Emperor.

Titles

  • During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722):
    • Lady Geng (耿氏; from December 1689)
    • Mistress (格格; from 1704)
  • During the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722–1735):
    • Concubine Yu (裕嬪; from 1722), fifth rank consort
    • Consort Yu (裕妃; from 1730), fourth rank consort
  • During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796):
    • Dowager Noble Consort Yu (裕贵太妃; from 1735/1736), third rank consort
    • Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Yu (裕皇貴太妃), second rank consort
    • Imperial Noble Consort Chunque (纯悫皇贵妃; from 28 January 1785)

Issue

See also

References

  1. "清皇室四譜"/ "Four Genealogies of Qing Dynasty".
  2. "Yongzheng Reign|The Palace Museum". en.dpm.org.cn. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  3. 《宮中檔簿》"The Diary of Palace Affairs".
  4. 《宮內等處女子嬤嬤媽媽裡食肉底賬》.
  5. Zhao, Erxun. 《清史稿》/ "Draft History of Qing".
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