Consort Xiang (Daoguang) Explained

Consort Xiang
Birth Date:9 February 1808
(嘉慶十三年 正月 十三日)
Death Date:
(咸豐十一年 正月 六日)
Death Place:Chengde Mountain Resort
Burial Place:Mu Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
Issue:Second daughter
Princess Shouzang of the Second Rank
Yicong, Prince Dunqin of the First Rank
Posthumous Name:Consort Xiang
(祥妃)
House:Niohuru (鈕祜祿; by birth)
Aisin Gioro (by marriage)

Consort Xiang (9 February 1808 – 15 February 1861), of the Manchu Niohuru clan, was a consort of the Daoguang Emperor. She was 26 years his junior and of the same age as his eldest son Prince Yiwei.

Life

Family background

Consort Xiang's personal name was not recorded in history.

Jiaqing era

The future Consort Xiang was born on the 13th day of the first lunar month in the 13th year of the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor, which translates to 9 February 1808 in the Gregorian calendar.

Daoguang era

In 1821, Lady Niohuru entered the Forbidden City and was granted the title "Noble Lady Xiang" by the Daoguang Emperor. On 26 December 1823, she was elevated to "Concubine Xiang". On 2 March 1825, she gave birth to the emperor's second daughter, who would die prematurely on 27 August 1825.

On 30 May 1825, Lady Niohuru was elevated to "Consort Xiang". She gave birth on 15 November 1829 to the emperor's fifth daughter, Princess Shouzang of the Second Rank, and on 23 July 1831 to his fifth son, Yicong.

Even though Lady Niohuru and the Daoguang Emperor had three children, the emperor did not seem to favour her. In 1837, he demoted her to "Noble Lady Xiang" for reasons unknown. Lady Niohuru's father, Jiufu, was found guilty of corruption just before her demotion, but official records did not seem to point out any connection between her father's indictment and her demotion.

Xianfeng era

The Daoguang Emperor died on 26 February 1850 and was succeeded by his fourth son Yizhu, who was enthroned as the Xianfeng Emperor. The Xianfeng Emperor elevated Lady Niohuru to "Dowager Concubine Xiang". She died on 15 February 1861 and was interred in the Mu Mausoleum of the Western Qing tombs.

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  1. 道光三年 十一月 二十五日
  2. 道光五年 四月 十三日
  3. 咸豐元年 三月 十五日
  4. 咸豐十一年 十月 二十二日