Tenure 1722–1723 Father Uya Weiwu Died 1723, Beijing, China | Successor Empress Xiaoshengxian Name Empress Xiaogongren | |
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Predecessor Empress Xiaohuizhang
Empress Xiaokangzhang Issue Yongzheng Emperor
Yinzhuo
Yunti, Prince Xunqin of the Second Rank House House of Uya (by birth)
House of Aisin-Gioro (by marriage) Spouse Kangxi Emperor (m. ?–1722) Children Yongzheng Emperor, Yunti, Prince Xun Grandchildren Qianlong Emperor, Hongshi, Hongzhou, Prince He Great grandchildren Jiaqing Emperor, Yongqi, Prince Rong Similar People Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng Emperor, Yunsi, Yunreng, Yinxiang | ||
Empress Xiaogongren (Manchu: Hiyoosungga Gungnecuke Gosin Huwangheo; 1660–1723) was a consort of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. She was also the mother of Kangxi's successor, the Yongzheng Emperor.
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Biography
Empress Xiaogongren was born in the Manchu Uya (烏雅) clan. Her personal name is unknown. Her father was Weiwu (威武), a Commander of the Guard (護軍參領) and Duke of the First Class (一等公).
In 1678 Lady Uya gave birth to the Kangxi Emperor's fourth surviving son Yinzhen. A year later she was granted the rank of Imperial Concubine De (德嬪). In 1681 she gave birth to another son and was promoted to Consort De (德妃) the following year. Over the next five years Lady Uya gave birth to three daughters, and her last son in 1688. When the Kangxi Emperor died in 1722, Lady Uya's eldest child, Yinzhen, succeeded to the throne as the Yongzheng Emperor. As the mother of the reigning emperor, Lady Uya received the title of Empress Dowager Renshou (仁壽皇太后).
Empress Dowager Renshou died of illness in 1723, a year after the death of the Kangxi Emperor. Some sources claimed that she wished to accompany her husband in death but the Yongzheng Emperor denied her permission. She fell ill shortly afterwards and refused medical treatment, eventually dying at the age of 64. She was interred in the Jingling Mausoleum (景陵) in the Eastern Qing Tombs in Zunhua. She was posthumously granted the title of Empress Xiaogongren.
Her grandnephew was the Manchu General Zhaohui (Chao-hui) who fought in the Dzungar–Qing War during the Ten Great Campaigns.
Posthumous title
Empress Xiaogongren's full posthumous title is:
(孝恭宣惠溫肅定裕慈純欽穆贊天承聖仁皇后)