Noble Consort Yu (15 June 1714 – 9 July 1792), of the

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Keliyete clan, was a consort of the

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. She was three years his junior.

Life

Family background

Noble Consort Yu's personal name was not recorded in history. * Father: E'erjitu (), served as a fifth rank literary official ()

Kangxi era

The future Noble Consort Yu was born on the fourth day of the fifth

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month in the 53rd year of the reign of the

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, which translates to 15 June 1714 in the

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Yongzheng era

It is not known when Lady Keliyete became a mistress of Hongli, the fourth son of the

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Qianlong era

The Yongzheng Emperor died on 8 October 1735 and was succeeded by Hongli, who was enthroned as the Qianlong Emperor. On 8 November 1735, Lady Keliyete was granted the title "First Attendant Hai". In 1736, she was elevated to "Noble Lady Hai". On 23 March 1741, Lady Keliyete gave birth to the emperor's fifth son, Yongqi. She was elevated in December 1741 or January 1742 to "Concubine Yu", and on 9 December 1745 to "Consort Yu". Yongqi was the first among the Qianlong Emperor's sons to be made a first rank prince. Following Yongqi's death on 16 April 1766, Lady Keliyete lost the Qianlong Emperor's favour. She died on 9 July 1792. In 1793, the emperor granted her the posthumous title "Noble Consort Yu" and had her interred in the Yu Mausoleum of the

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Titles

* During the reign of the

(r. 1735–1796): ** First Attendant Hai (; from 8 November 1735), seventh rank consort ** Noble Lady Hai (; from 1736), sixth rank consort ** Concubine Yu (; from December 1741 or January 1742), fifth rank consort ** Consort Yu (; from 9 December 1745), fourth rank consort ** ''Noble Consort Yu'' (; from 23 November 1793乾隆五十八年十月二十日), third rank consort

Issue

* As Noble Lady: ** Yongqi (; 23 March 1741 – 16 April 1766), the Qianlong Emperor's fifth son, posthumously honoured as Prince Rongchun of the First Rank

In fiction and popular culture

* Portrayed by Zhuang Qingning in ''

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'' (2011) * Portrayed by Lian Lian in ''

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'' (2018) * Portrayed by

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in ''

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'' (2018)

Notes

References

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