Princess Rongshou of the First Rank
Princess Rongshou of the First Rank (1854 – 1924), was a Chinese princess, daughter of Prince Gong and Lady Gūwalgiya.[1] In 1865, she became the adoptive daughter of Empress Dowager Cixi. She had an important position at the Imperial court as the personal confidant and adviser of Cixi, with permission to speak openly to her, and acted as intermediary for supplicants.
References
- Evelyn S. Rawski, The Last Emperors: A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions, 2001
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.