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Consort Qi
Born1676 (1676)
(康熙十五年)
Died31 May 1739(1739-05-31) (aged 62–63)
(乾隆四年 四月 二十四日)
Forbidden City, Beijing
Burial
Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing tombs
Spouse
(died 1735)
IssuePrincess Huaike of the Second Rank
Hongfen
Hongyun
Hongshi
HouseLi (by birth)
Aisin-Gioro (by marriage)
FatherWenbi
Consort Qi
Traditional Chinese齊妃
Simplified Chinese齐妃
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQí Fēi

Consort Qi (1676 – 31 May 1739), of the Han Chinese Li clan, was a consort of the Yongzheng Emperor. She was two years his senior.

Life

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Family background

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

  • Father: Wenbi (文熚), served as a prefect (知府)

Kangxi era

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The future Consort Qi was born in 1676. In 1691 or 1694, Lady Li entered the residence of Prince Yong of the First Rank, Yinzhen, and became his secondary consort. On 15 August 1695, she gave birth to her first child a daughter, Princess Huaike of the Second Rank. On 19 July 1697, she gave birth to her second child, a son, Hongfen, who died prematurely on 30 March 1699. On 19 September 1700, she gave birth to her third child, a son, Hongyun, who died at the age of ten on 10 December 1710. On 18 March 1704, she gave birth to her fourth child, a son, Hongshi.

Yongzheng era

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The Kangxi Emperor died, and was succeeded by his son, Yongzheng Emperor on 27 December 1722. On 28 March 1723, she was given the title of "Consort Qi".

Qianlong era

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Lady Li died on 31 May 1739. She was interred in the Tai Mausoleum, in the Western Qing tombs.

Titles

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  • During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722):
    • Lady Li (from 1676)
    • Secondary consort (側福晉; from 1691 or 1694)
  • During the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722–1735):
    • Consort Qi (齊妃; from 28 March 1723[1]), fourth rank consort

Issue

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  • As secondary consort:
    • Princess Huaike of the Second Rank (和碩懷恪公主; 15 August 1695 – April/May 1717), the Yongzheng Emperor's second daughter
      • Married Xingde (星德; d. 1739) of the Manchu Nara clan in September/October 1712
    • Hongfen (弘昐; 19 July 1697 – 30 March 1699), the Yongzheng Emperor's second son
    • Hongyun (弘昀; 19 September 1700 – 10 December 1710), the Yongzheng Emperor's third (second) son
    • Hongshi (弘時; 18 March 1704 – 20 September 1727), the Yongzheng Emperor's fourth (third) son
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Notes

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  1. ^ 雍正元年 二月 二十二日

References

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  • Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao) (in Chinese). Vol. 214.