Princess Hejing (born 1731)


Princess Hejing of the First Rank, was a princess of the Qing dynasty as the third daughter of the Qianlong Emperor and second by Empress Xiaoxianchun.
In 1735, she was granted the title of Princess Hejing of the First Rank and married her to Sebuteng Balzhuer in 1747, a nobleman of the Khorchin Borjigit clan. According to Manchu Qing regulations, princesses were not to live with their parents after marriage. Emperor Qianlong, unwilling to see the princess marry far away, made an exception and allowed her to remain in the capital, ordering the Imperial Household Department to select a site in Beijing for the princess and her husband to build a princess's residence.

Life

The third princess was born on 31 July 1731, when her mother was still a primary consort, and was raised by Dowager Consort Chunyuqin, a consort of the Kangxi Emperor. She was bestowed the title of "Princess Hejing of the First Rank", after the enthronement of the Qianlong Emperor.
In 1746, Ministry of Internal Affairs prepared a dowry worth of 2500 taels, and in April 1747, she married the Mongolian prince Septeng Baljur of the Borjigin clan. Her wedding banquet was held in the Hall of Preserving Harmony in the Forbidden City.
She continued to collect her meals from the palace. This kind of treatment was equal to that of an Imperial Noble Consort, foreshadowing the indulgence later received by her younger half-sisters Princess Hejing and Princess Hexiao.
The Princess gave birth to 4 daughters and 1 son, Eleke Temur Babai. Her first daughter married Yonghuang's son, Miande, while her fourth daughter married Fengshenhulun, a son of Princess Hejia. After the marriage, the Princess continued lavish lifestyle—her annual expenses reached 15.000 taels, while her allowance was 80.000 taels.
Septeng Baljur died in 1775, leaving her widowed. Princess Hejing didn't remarry and died on 30 September 1792. Her coffin was interred in a tomb in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Family

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Consort and issue