Consort Hua | |
Birth Name: | Hougiya Liuniu |
Birth Place: | Shenyang |
Death Date: | 3 August 1804 |
Death Place: | Forbidden City |
Burial Place: | Chang Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs |
Issue: | Sixth daughter |
House: | Hougiya (by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage) |
Father: | Taozhu |
T: | 華妃 |
S: | 华妃 |
P: | Huá Fēi |
Consort Hua (; died 3 August 1804), of the Han Chinese Hougiya clan belonging to the Bordered Yellow Banner, was a consort of Jiaqing Emperor.
Consort Hua was a booi of Han Chinese Hougiya clan belonging to the Bordered Yellow Banner. Her personal name was Liuniu (Chinese: 六妞). Her ancestral home was located in Shenyang.
Father: Taozhu, a Minister of Imperial Stables
One elder sister: Wife of grace general Fuming'a (福明阿) from the Prince Keqin peerage.[2]
It is not known when Lady Hougiya entered the residence of Prince Jia of the First Rank as a servant and was promoted to concubine . On 2 August 1789, she gave birth to Jiaqing Emperor's 6th daughter who would die prematurely in 1790.
On 22 January 1796, Lady Hougiya was granted a title "Concubine Ying" (莹嫔, "ying" meaning "luster of gems") comparing her beauty to the reflection of gemstones.[3] On January 1797, she attended court session conducted by Empress Xiaoshurui together with all consorts of the Jiaqing Emperor.[4] In 1801, Concubine Ying was promoted to "Consort Hua" (华妃).[5] That year, a secretary of Inner Court Jilun wrote two poems about the promotion of Consort Hua.[6] According to "Swangoose sees through needs", "hua" means "elegant and beautiful", while "ying" means "sparkling like gemstones". Hougiya Liuniu died on 3 August 1804. Her coffin was temporarily placed at the Antian Grieving Palace and later interred in Chang Mausoleum in Western Qing tombs.