Hongzhou, Prince He Explained

Hongzhou
Prince He of the First Rank
和碩和親王
Succession:Prince He of the First Rank
Predecessor:peerage created
Successor:Yongbi
Reign:1733–1765
Reign-Type:Tenure
Birth Date:5 January 1712
Father:Yongzheng Emperor
Mother:Imperial Noble Consort Chunque
Spouse:Lady Ujaku
Spouse-Type:Consorts
Issue:Yongbi, Prince Heqin of the First Rank
Yongbin
Yonghuan
Yongkun
Yongzeng
Princess Hewan of the Second Rank
House:Aisin Gioro
Full Name:Aisin Gioro Hongzhou (愛新覺羅·弘晝)
Posthumous Name:Prince Hegong of the First Rank (和恭親王)
Hongzhou
T:弘晝
S:弘昼
P:Hóngzhòu
W:Hung-chou

Hongzhou (Manchu:, Mölendroff: hungjeo; 5 January 1712  - 2 September 1770), formally known as Prince He, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty.

Life

Hongzhou was born in the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the fifth son of the Yongzheng Emperor. His mother was Imperial Noble Consort Chunque (纯悫皇贵妃) of the Geng (耿) clan, who was the daughter of Geng Dejin (耿德金), a guanling (內管領) in the Qing imperial court.

Hongzhou was granted the title "Prince He of the First Rank" (和碩和親王) in 1733. In his childhood, he was adopted and raised by Empress Xiaojingxian. Unlike his brothers Hongli and Hongshi, Hongzhou chose to avoid being involved in rivalry over the succession to their father's throne. He was known to have pretended to be crazy and feminine.

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In fiction and popular culture

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