Princess Hejing of the First Rank

Princess Hejing of the First Rank (固倫和靜公主; 10 August 1756 – 9 February 1775), was a Chinese princess, seventh daughter of Qianlong Emperor and Empress Xiaoyichun.[1]

Life

Princess Hejing of the First Rank was born on 10 August 1756 in the Hall of 5 Fortunes in Yuanmingyuan.[2] In 1761, when Eight Banners army captured Dzungars, princess' future spouse, Lhawang Dorji, was chosen as her prince consort (额驸, pinyin:efu) and sent to Beijing. Prince Lawang Dorji was a seventh grandson of Kangxi Emperor's daughter, Princess Chunque of the First Rank and Celing, princess' husband. His father, Chenggunzhabu, participated in military campaigns of Qing Empire and held a title of Jasagh.[3]

Seventh princess married Lhawang Dorji in August 1770 at the age of 14 and was bestowed a title "Gurun Princess Hejing". The wedding ceremony took place at the Palace of Brightness and Justice in Yuanmingyuan.[4] According to the imperial tradition, only daughters of the empress could be given a title of first ranking princess. At that time, Imperial Noble Consort Lingyi served as de facto empress because she held the highest rank in imperial harem. Moreover, Princess Hejing was Imperial Noble Consort's eldest daughter. Before the marriage, Seventh princess had temprorarily resided in Xichun garden in the outskirts of Beijing because her manor hadn't been completely finished. Her residence used to be a mansion of minister Gao Heng, a brother of Qianlong Emperor's Imperial Noble Consort Huixian.[5]

After the marriage

Princess travelled to Mongolia after the wedding ceremony. In November 1771, she went to Tamir together with a consort of Chenggunzhab. They planned to return in the spring due to weather conditions in Khalkha.

References
  1. Wan, Yi; Shuqing, Wang; Yanzhen, Lu; Scott, Rosemary E. (1988). Daily Life in the Forbidden City: The Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 (Illustrated ed.). Viking. ISBN 0670811645.
  2. 《乾隆帝起居注》/"The chronicles of Qianlong Emperor's court".
  3. 陈/Chen, 永龄/Yongling (1987). 《民族词典》/"National Dictionary". 上海辞书出版社.
  4. 《乾隆朝满文上谕档》/"Manchurian archives of Qianlong era".
  5. 《熙春园·清华园考 清华园三百年记忆》/"Xichun Garden. 300 years of Qing dynasty gardens".

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