Lady Ligiya (侧福晋李佳氏; 1869–1928) was a secondary consort of Prince Chunxian of the First Rank and

Daoguang Emperor The Daoguang Emperor (; 16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanxong of Qing, born Mianning, was the seventh Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning ...

's seventh son, Yixuan. Her personal name was Daniu (大妞).

Life

Family background

Lady Ligiya was a booi aha of the

Plain White Banner The Plain White Banner () was one of the Eight Banners of Manchu people, Manchu military and society during the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin and Qing dynasty of China. It was one of the three "upper" banners (Plain Yellow Banner, Bordered Yel ...

. Father: Dechun (德纯), a baitangga

Tongzhi era

Ligiya Daniu was born in 1869, which translates to the eighth year of Tongzhi era.

Guangxu era

In 1885, Daniu was working as the servant in the teahouse of the

Palace of Eternal Spring The Palace of Eternal Spring ( zh, 长春宫, pinyin changchungong) is one of the Six Western Palaces of the Forbidden City in Beijing, which used to be residences of imperial concubines. The palace is north of the Hall of the Supreme Principle, ...

, a residence of

Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi ( ; mnc, Tsysi taiheo; formerly Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Empress Dowager T'zu-hsi; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908), of the Manchu people, Manchu Nara (clan)#Yehe Nara, Yehe Nara clan, was a Chinese nob ...

. On 23 November 1887, she gave birth to Yixuan's third daughter and was granted a title of mistress. However, Puyi's biography doesn't provide sufficient description of her as another secondary consort of prince Chun. Upon the marriage of her sole daughter to first class Zhongyong duke Songchun (松春) in 1905, Daniu was promoted to secondary consort while her daughter was granted a title of Lady of the First Rank. After husband's death she managed the affairs of the princely manor together with Cuiyan. She was only second to Cuiyan in precedence as she was the latest promoted princess consort. At that time, a personnel of the manor was estimated as 100 people. Daniu often appeared on photographs of the Prince Chun's family, unlike

Lady Yanzha Lady Yanzha, secondary consort, of the Yanja clan (; 1845–1882), was a consort of Yixuan, Prince Chun, Yixuan, Prince Chunxian of the First Rank and the Daoguang Emperor's seventh son. Her personal name was Yujuan (玉娟, literally: graceful li ...

who was a chosen maid at that time. On the most photographs, she sat on the right from higher-ranked princesses consorts. While being photographed with stepchildren, it were her stepchildren who stood around her.

Republican era

In 1921, when Cuiyan and Zaifeng's primary consort

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were summoned by Imperial Noble Consort Dowager Duankang to the palace to be reprimanded for Puyi's misconduct (Puyi was furious about dismission of imperial doctor Fan Yimei who had treated Imperial Noble Consort Dowager Duankang), Daniu left in the manor. The conflict was resolved but Youlan committed suicide by swallowing opium. Even after eviction of Puyi from the

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in 1924 family of Prince Chun kept their residence, unlike another imperial princes whose residences were acquired by warlords. After the death of Cuiyan, Lady Ligiya continued management of the

Prince Chun Mansion The Prince Chun Mansion (), also known as the Northern Mansion (北府, ''Běifǔ''), is a large residence in the siheyuan style with lavish private garden located near the Shichahai neighborhood in central Beijing. The grounds had been part of a ...

. Lady Ligiya died in 1928 having been 59 years old and was interred at the tomb of the Prince Chun alongside Lady Liugiya.

References

{{reflist Qing dynasty princesses consorts