Consort Lu (Xianfeng) Explained

Consort Lu
Birth Date:2 March 1841
Death Place:Forbidden City
Burial Place:Ding Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
Consort:yes
House:Yehe-Nara (葉赫那拉氏; by birth)
Aisin-Gioro (by marriage)
Father:Quanwen

Consort Lu (; 2 March 1841 – 15 May 1895), of the Manchu Yehe-Nara clan clan belonging to the Plain White Banner, was a consort of the Xianfeng Emperor.

Life

Family background

Daoguang era

The future Consort Lu was born on 2 March 1841.

Xianfeng era

Lady Yehe-Nara entered Forbidden City in 1855, and was given the title "Noble Lady Lu" (璷贵人; "lu" meaning "exquisite").[2] She remained childless during the Xianfeng era and lived in Chuxiu Palace together with the future Empress Dowager Cixi. She was member of a clique called "Four Spring Ladies" (四春娘娘) together with Noble Lady Xi, Noble Lady Ji, and Noble Lady Qing.

Tongzhi era

In 1861, Noble Lady Lu was promoted to "Dowager Concubine Lu" (璷太嫔)[3] according to imperial tradition. In 1874, she was elevated to "Dowager Consort Lu" (璷太妃).[4]

Guangxu era

On 2 March 1891, Lady Yehe-Nara celebrated her 50th birthday (千秋; one thousand autumns). Consort Lu received five rolls of lotus root xiaojuan silk thread, five rolls of white moon xiaojuan silk thread, five rolls of grey xiaojuan silk and satin, five rolls of golden yellow xiaojuan silk and satin, five rolls of blue crepe and jiang soy sauce (brown) gauze. She was supposed to be promoted to the rank of dowager noble consort (貴太妃), but died from illness on 15 May 1895.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Wang, Peihuan. 清宫后妃./"Imperial Consorts of Qing Dynasty". Shenyang: Liaoning university press. 1993. 37.
  2. Book: 《宮中雜件》/ "The diaries of imperial palace".
  3. Book: "清實錄‧穆宗毅皇帝實錄"/"The chronicles of Tongzhi era", book 6. 172.
  4. Book: 《清實錄‧穆宗毅皇帝實錄》,book 373.
  5. Book: 《二等各色小卷紬緞紗等項實存》.