Consort He (Daoguang)

Consort He
Consort He
Traditional Chinese	和妃
Simplified Chinese	和妃
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hé Fēi

Consort He
Consort He
Died	18 May 1836; (道光十六年四月四日); Forbidden City
Burial	Mu Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
Spouse	Daoguang Emperor (before 1836)
Issue	Yiwei
House	Hoifa Nara (輝發那拉; by birth); Aisin Gioro (by marriage)

Consort He (died 18 May 1836), of the Manchu Plain White Banner Hoifa Nara clan, was a consort of the Daoguang Emperor.

Life

Family background

Consort He's personal name was not recorded in history. She was a Booi Aha of the Plain White Banner by birth.

Father: Chengwen (成文), served as a fifth rank literary official (郎中)

Jiaqing era

It is not known when Lady Hoifa Nara became a lady-in-waiting of Minning, the second son of the Jiaqing Emperor. On 16 May 1808, she gave birth to his first son, Yiwei. In May 1808, she was elevated to his secondary consort.

Daoguang era

The Jiaqing Emperor died on 2 September 1820 and was succeeded by Minning, who was enthroned as the Daoguang Emperor. She resided in the Yanxi Palace. On 28 December 1822, Lady Hoifa Nara was granted the title "Concubine He". In December 1823, she was elevated to "Consort He". Even though her son Yiwei was the Daoguang Emperor's only son at some point, Consort He never rose above the rank of Consort. Five years after the death of Yiwei, she died on 18 May 1836 from kidney problems and was interred in the Mu Mausoleum of the Western Qing tombs.

Titles

During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1735–1796) or the Jiaqing Emperor (r. 1796–1820):
- Lady Hoifa Nara
During the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (r. 1796–1820):
- Lady-in-waiting (官女子)
- Secondary consort (側福晉; from May 1808^[1])
During the reign of the Daoguang Emperor (r. 1820–1850):
- Concubine He (和嬪; from 28 December 1822^[2]), fifth rank consort
- Consort He (和妃; from December 1823^[3]), fourth rank consort

Issue

As a lady-in-waiting:
- Yiwei (奕緯; 16 May 1808 – 23 May 1831), the Daoguang Emperor's first son

Notes

^ 嘉慶十三年四月
^ 道光二年十一月十六日
^ 道光三年十一月

References

Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao) (in Chinese). Vol. 214.

[1] 嘉慶十三年四月

[2] 道光二年十一月十六日

[3] 道光三年十一月

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