Imperial Noble Consort Dunyi


Imperial Noble Consort Dunyi, of the Manchu Plain White Banner Gūwalgiya clan, was a consort of the Kangxi Emperor. She was 29 years his junior. She outlived Empress Xiaoxianchun, Empress Nara, and several other of the Qianlong Emperor's imperial consorts and children.

Life

Family background

Imperial Noble Consort Dunyi's personal name is unknown, while her milk name was Hanjiuchun.

Kangxi era

Lady Guwalgiya was born on 16th day of 10th lunar month of the 22nd year of Kangxi Emperor, which translates to 3 December 1683 in Gregorian calendar. In 1700, she entered Forbidden City at the age of seventeen, and was given the title of "Concubine He". On 17 November 1701, she gave birth to the emperor's eighteenth daughter, who would die prematurely in the same month. In 1718, she was promoted to "Consort He".

Yongzheng era

According to the tradition, each new emperor had to promote the imperial consorts of his predecessor. Lady Guwalgiya was promoted to "Dowager Noble Consort He" in 1722, but the promotion ceremony was held in July 1724.

Qianlong era

In 1743, Lady Guwalgiya was promoted to "Grand Dowager Imperial Noble Consort Wenhui". The Qianlong Emperor carried out two kneelings and six bows, during which she stood up and accepted the ceremony. Her residence in the Forbidden City was Jingfu Palace, one of the palaces in the area of Ningshou Palace, a former palace for empresses dowager. In 1763, Lady Guwalgiya celebrated her eightieth birthday. She received nine rolls of Wuling Baotou, five-colored satin with azurites, one metre of silk with 8 golden roundels of dragons, two metres of brocade, three bags of gold pieces, one metre of satin with golden "shou" characters, 18 metres of dajuan satin, nine metres of velvet, nine metres of dajuan muslin, nine metres of damask, nine metres of spring silk and nine metres of Puhuan crepe. She died at the age of eighty-six in Jingfu Palace on 30 April 1768. She was granted the posthumous title "Imperial Noble Consort Dunyi" in June 1768. She was the longest living consort of the Kangxi Emperor.

Issue

  • As Concubine He:
  • * Unnamed daughter, the Kangxi Emperor's 18th daughter

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