Consort Yu (1730–1774), of the
Mongol
The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member of ...
Oirat Borjigin
A Borjigin, ; ; russian: Борджигин, Bordžigin; English plural: Borjigins or Borjigid (from Middle Mongolian);''Histoire des campagnes de Gengis Khan'', p. 119. Manchu plural: is a member of the Mongol sub-clan, which started with Bo ...
Clan, was a Consort of the
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...
. She was 18 or 19 years his junior.
Life
Lady
Oirat Borjigin
A Borjigin, ; ; russian: Борджигин, Bordžigin; English plural: Borjigins or Borjigid (from Middle Mongolian);''Histoire des campagnes de Gengis Khan'', p. 119. Manchu plural: is a member of the Mongol sub-clan, which started with Bo ...
(博爾濟吉特氏) was born in 1730. Her exact date of birth is not known. She grew up in Mongolia but in 1757 she entered the
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City () is a Chinese palace, palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City of Beijing. It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples includ ...
as a Palace Maid. In 1758 she married the Qianlong Emperor as a concubine and was established as a Noble Lady, being titled "Noble Lady Duo" (多貴人) . In 1759 Lady Oirat Borjigin got pregnant with her husband's child, but she miscarried and to comfort her the Emperor promoted her to that of "Imperial Concubine Yu" (豫嬪). Five years later, in 1764, she was promoted to the position of "Consort Yu" (豫妃), the title she would hold until her death in 1774, at the age of forty-three or forty-four. Consort Yu received no posthumous promotions or honors.
Titles
*In the reign of the
Yongzheng Emperor
, regnal name =
, posthumous name = Emperor Jingtian Changyun Jianzhong Biaozhen Wenwu Yingming Kuanren Xinyi Ruisheng Daxiao Zhicheng Xian()Manchu: Temgetulehe hūwangdi ()
, temple name = Shizong()Manchu: Šidzung ()
, house = Aisin Gioro ...
(1722–1735):
**Lady Oirat Borjigin (from 1730)
*In the reign of the
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...
(1735–1796):
** Maid (1757)
** Noble Lady Duo (1758)
** Imperial Concubine Yu (1759)
** Consort Yu (1764)
References
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Consorts of the Qianlong Emperor
1730 births
1774 deaths