Princess Hejia Explained

Princess Hejia of the Second Rank
Issue:Fengshenjilun
Fengshenguolemin
Father:Qianlong Emperor
Mother:Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui
Birth Date:24 December 1745
Birth Place:Jingren Palace, Forbidden City, Beijing
Death Place:Beijing
House:Aisin Gioro (by birth)
Fuca (by marriage)

Princess Hejia of the Second Rank (和碩和嘉公主; 24 December 1745 – 29 October 1767) was a Chinese princess of the Qing dynasty. She was the fourth daughter of Qianlong Emperor born by his concubine, Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui.[1]

Life

Princess Hejia of the Second Rank was born on 24 December 1745 at Jingren Palace in the Forbidden City to Noble Consort Chun (純貴妃).

On 10 March 1760, Princess Hejia married Fulong'an (福隆安), Fuheng Second son. In the 28th year of Qianlong (1763), on 23 August, Princess Hejia gave birth to her first child, a son, named Fengshenjilun (丰神吉伦). Her birth to her second son, named Fengshenguolemin (丰神果勒敏) was unknown.

She died 29 October 1767 at an early age of twenty-one. This caused Qianlong Emperor to be devastated.

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. .