Princess Hejing of the First Rank

Princess Hejing of the First Rank (固倫和靜公主; 10 August 1756 – 9 February 1775), was a Chinese princess, the seventh daughter of the Qianlong Emperor and the first daughter and child of Empress Xiaoyichun (Imperial Noble Consort Ling).^[1]

Life[]

Princess Hejing of the First Rank was born on 10 August 1756 in the Hall of 5 Fortunes in Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace in Beijing.^[2] In 1761, when the Eight Banners army captured the Mongolian Dzungars, the princess' future spouse, Lhawang Dorji, was chosen as her prince consort (额驸, pinyin:efu) and sent to Beijing. Prince Lawang Dorji was the seventh grandson of Kangxi Emperor's daughter, Princess Chunque of the First Rank and Celing, the princess' husband. His father, Chenggunzhabu, participated in military campaigns of the Qing Empire and held a title of Jasagh.^[3]

Princess Hejing married Lhawang Dorji in August 1770 at the age of 14 and was bestowed the title "Gurun Princess Hejing". The wedding ceremony took place at the Palace of Brightness and Justice in Yuanmingyuan.^[4] According to the imperial tradition, only daughters of the empress could be given a title of first ranking princess. At that time, Imperial Noble Consort Lingyi served as de facto empress because she held the highest rank in the imperial harem. Moreover, Princess Hejing was the Imperial Noble Consort's eldest daughter. Before the marriage, Seventh Princess had temporarily resided in Xichun garden in the outskirts of Beijing because her manor hadn't been completely finished. Her residence used to be the mansion of minister Gao Heng, a brother of Qianlong Emperor's Imperial Noble Consort Huixian.^[5]

After the marriage[]

The princess travelled to Mongolia after the wedding ceremony. In November 1771, she went to Tamir together with a consort of Chenggunzhab. They planned to return in the Spring due to weather conditions in Khalkha. However, the princess died on 9 February 1775.

Ancestry[]

In popular culture[]

• Portrayed by Wang Herun in the 6-episode Netflix series Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures (2019) as primary character, a sequel to Story of Yanxi Palace (2018).

References[]

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