Hongzhou (

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

:, Mölendroff: ''hungjeo''; 5 January 1712 – 2 September 1770), formally known as

Prince He Prince He of the First Rank (Manchu: ; ''hošoi hūwaliyaka cin wang''), or simply Prince He, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1636–1912). As the Prince He peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" ...

, was a

prince of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

Life

Hongzhou was born in the

Aisin Gioro The House of Aisin-Gioro was a Manchu clan that ruled the Later Jin dynasty (1616–1636), the Qing dynasty (1636–1912), and Manchukuo (1932–1945) in the history of China. Under the Ming dynasty, members of the Aisin Gioro clan served as c ...

clan as the fifth son 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 ...

. His mother was

Imperial Noble Consort Chunque Imperial Noble Consort Chunque (; December 1689 or January 1690 – 27 January 1785), from the Han Chinese Geng clan, was a consort of Yongzheng Emperor. Life Family background Imperial Noble Consort Chunque came from Han Chinese Geng clan (耿� ...

(纯悫皇贵妃) of the Geng (耿) clan, who was the daughter of Geng Dejin (耿德金), a ''guanling'' (內管領) in the Qing imperial court. Hongzhou was granted the title " Prince He of the First Rank" (和碩和親王) in 1733. In his childhood, he was adopted and raised by

Empress Xiaojingxian Empress Xiaojingxian (28 June 1681 – 29 October 1731) of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Ula Nara clan, was the wife and empress consort of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 1723 until her death in 1731. She ...

. Unlike his brothers Hongli and

Hongshi Hongshi (Manchu language, Manchu: ''Hung ši''; 18 March 1704 – 20 September 1727) was a Manchu people, Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. Born to the ruling Aisin Gioro clan as the third son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he was banished from the ...

, Hongzhou chose to avoid being involved in rivalry over the succession to their father's throne. He was known to have pretended to be crazy and feminine.

Family

Primary Consort * Imperial Princess Consort Hegong, of the Ujaku clan (和恭亲王福晋烏扎庫氏) ** ''Yongying'' (永瑛; 17 May 1731 – 28 July 1732), first son ** Yongbi, Prince Heqin of the First Rank (和勤親王永璧/和勤亲王永壁; 23 July 1733 – 4 April 1772), second son ** Princess Hewan of the Second Rank (和碩和婉公主; 24 July 1734 – 2 May 1760), first daughter *** Married Deleke (德勒克; d. 1794) of the Barin Borjigit clan on 13 January 1751 ** Yongbin, General of the First Rank (鎮國將軍永瑸; 24 December 1735 – 2 February 1799), fourth son ** ''Fifth son'' (14 January 1739 – 20 June 1739) ** Yongkun, Duke of the Fourth Rank (不入八分輔國公永琨; 11 March 1743 – 16 February 1803), seventh son ** Yongzeng (永璔; 19 September 1745 – 5 July 1768), eighth son Secondary Consort * Secondary consort, of the Janggiya clan (側福晉章佳氏) ** ''Third son'' (22 May 1734 – 31 December 1734) * Secondary consort, of the Cui clan (側福晉崔氏) ** Yonghuan, General of the First Rank (鎮國將軍永瑍; 7 July 1740 – 3 November 1783), sixth son

Ancestry

In fiction and popular culture

* Portrayed by Wang Xiao in ''

Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace ''Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace'' (, lit. ''The Legend of Ruyi'') is a 2018 Chinese television series based on novel ''Hou Gong Ru Yi Zhuan'' by Liu Lianzi. Starring Zhou Xun and Wallace Huo, the series chronicles the relationship between Empe ...

'' (2018) * Portrayed by Hong Yao in ''

Story of Yanxi Palace ''Story of Yanxi Palace'' () is a Chinese historical series recounting the struggles of a palace maid in the court of the Qianlong Emperor. It was created by Yu Zheng, with original screenplay written by Zhou Mo, and later developed into a nove ...

'' (2018)

Succession of Prince He

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