Successor Empress Xiaoshurui Father Wei Qingtai | Name Empress Xiaoyichun Died February 28, 1775 | |
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Tenure None(Elevated posthumously) Predecessor Ulanara, the Step Empress Burial 19 November 1775Yuling Mausoleum, Hebei, China Issue Kurun Princess HejingYongluHeshuo Princess HekeJiaqing EmperorQianlong Emperor's 16th sonYonglin Grandchildren Daoguang Emperor, Mien-ti, Mien-min, Mien-hsing Great grandchildren Xianfeng Emperor, Prince Gong Similar People Qianlong Emperor, Jiaqing Emperor, Yongqi - Prince Rong, Consort Shu, Daoguang Emperor | ||
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Empress Xiaoyichun (23 October 1727 – 28 February 1775) was an Imperial Noble Consort of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty. She was also the mother of the Qianlong Emperor's successor, the Jiaqing Emperor. She was posthumously honoured as an Empress because her son became Emperor, even though she never held the rank of Empress while she was living.
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Life
Empress Xiaoyichun was a Han Chinese by birth. Her family name was Wei (魏) and her ancestral home was in Jiangsu. Her personal name is unknown. Her father was Wei Qingtai (魏清泰), who served as an interior guanling (內管領) under the Qing government. Her family name was later changed to the Manchu-sounding Weigiya (魏佳) by Qianlong Emperor, and her family was transferred from a Han Chinese banner to a Manchu banner.
Lady Weigiya was originally a lady-in-waiting to the Qianlong Emperor. She became the emperor's concubine in 1745 and was granted the rank of Noble Lady. She was granted the title "Imperial Concubine Ling" (令嬪) on 9 December in the same year, and was subsequently promoted to "Consort Ling" (令妃) on 20 May 1749, and "Noble Consort Ling" (令貴妃) on 4 February 1760. On 28 July 1765. she was granted the title "Imperial Noble Consort Ling" (令皇貴妃), which put her second only to the Empress. The Empress died in 1766 and the Qianlong Emperor did not designate any of his consorts as the new Empress. However, Lady Weigiya, who held the highest rank among all of the Qianlong Emperor's consorts, was placed in charge of the imperial harem and served as a de facto Empress. She accompanied the Qianlong Emperor on his excursions to Mount Tai, Jehol and the areas south of the Yangtze River.
Lady Weigiya died on 28 February 1775 at the age of 47. On 12 March 1775, she was posthumously granted the title "Imperial Noble Consort Lingyi" (令懿皇貴妃), and on 19 November she was interred in the Yuling Mausoleum in the Eastern Qing tombs. On 9 February 1796, the Qianlong Emperor abdicated in favour of his 15th son, Yongyan (Lady Weigiya's son), and became a Retired Emperor or Emperor Emeritus. At the time Qianlong Emperor announced his successor, he posthumously promoted Weigiya to "Empress Xiaoyichun".
Issue
Empress Xiaoyichun bore the Qianlong Emperor four sons and two daughters. Among her children include the Qianlong Emperor's successor, the Jiaqing Emperor.
Empress Xiaoyichun's children were: