Hongzhou (

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic peoples, Tungusic East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized Ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minority in China and the people from wh ...

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

Prince He Prince He of the First Rank (Manchu language, Manchu: ; ''hošoi hūwaliyaka cin wang''), or simply Prince He, was the title of a Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty, princely peerage used in China during the Manchu people, Manchu-led Qing dy ...

, was a

prince of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

Life

Hongzhou was born in the

Aisin Gioro The House of Aisin-Gioro is 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 chie ...

clan as the fifth son of the

Yongzheng Emperor The Yongzheng Emperor (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, personal name Yinzhen, was the fourth List of emperors of the Qing dynasty, emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing em ...

. 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 primary wife of the Yongzheng Emperor. She was empress consort of Qing from 1723 until her death in 1731, and was posthumously hon ...

. Unlike his brothers Hongli and

Hongshi Hongshi (Manchu: ''Hung ši''; 18 March 1704 – 20 September 1727) was a 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 imperial clan in 1725, ostensi ...

, 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

In fiction and popular culture

* Portrayed by Wang Xiao in ''

Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace ''Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace'' () is a 2018 Chinese television series based on the novel ''Inner Palace: The Legend of Ruyi'' by Liu Lianzi. Starring Zhou Xun and Wallace Huo, it chronicles the marital relationship between the Qianlong Emp ...

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

Story of Yanxi Palace ''Story of Yanxi Palace'' () is a 2018 Chinese television 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 ...

'' (2018)

Succession of Prince He

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hongzhou Yongzheng Emperor's sons Manchu Plain Blue Bannermen Bannermen officers 1712 births 1770 deaths

Life

Family

In fiction and popular culture

Succession of Prince He

See also

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