Consort Zhuang (Jiaqing) Explained

Consort Zhuang
Death Date:9 March 1811
Death Place:Western Garden, Yuanmingyuan
Burial Place:Chang Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
House:Wanyan (完颜; by birth)
Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
Father:Yilibu

Consort Zhuang (; died 9 March 1811), from the Manchu Wanyan clan, was a consort of the Jiaqing Emperor.

Life

Family background

Consort Zhuang came from an ancient Manchu Wanyan clan. Her personal name was not recorded. Her father, Yilibu, was a provincial examination graduate .[1]

Qianlong era

It is not known when Lady Wanggiya married Prince Jia of the First Rank as his concubine.[2]

Jiaqing era

In December 1796, Lady Wanggiya was given a title "First Class Female Attendant Chun" (Chinese: 春常在; "chun" meaning literally "spring") comparing her beauty to the eternal youth symbolized by spring. She was promoted to "Noble Lady Chun" (Chinese: 春贵人) in 1798.[3] In 1801, Noble Lady Chun was promoted to "Concubine Ji" (Chinese: 吉嫔, "ji" meaning "auspicious").[4] In 1808, Concubine Ji was promoted to "Consort Zhuang" (Chinese: 庄妃, "zhuang" meaning "dignified"). Consort Zhuang died on 9 March 1811 in the Western Garden in Yuanmingyuan. She remained childless until her death. Her coffin was temporarily placed in the Antian Memorial Palace.[5] Consort Zhuang was interred in the Chang Mausoleum in the Western Qing Tombs. Empress Xiaoherui personally took part in her funeral ceremony. It was uncommon for the empress to visit a concubine's grave during the Qing dynasty.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jiaqing ReignThe Palace Museum. 2020-07-17. en.dpm.org.cn.
  2. Book: 《敬事房禮儀檔》.
  3. Book: 《清實錄嘉慶朝實錄》"The chronicles of Jiaqing era". 卷之二百零三 / page 200, row 3.
  4. Web site: Jiaqing ReignThe Palace Museum. 2020-07-17. en.dpm.org.cn.
  5. Book: 王, 王佩環/Wang Peihuan. 清宫后妃, "Qing dynasty consorts". 辽宁大学出版社, Liaoning University Press. 1993. 978-7-5610-2144-6. 沈阳, Shenyang.
  6. Book: 《清實錄嘉慶朝實錄》卷之二百三十九, "The chronicles of Jiaqing era", p.239.