Niuhuru, Empress Quan Cheng
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| Empress Xiao Quan Cheng | |
| Empress of China | |
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| Born | March 24, 1808 |
| Died | February 13, 1840 (aged 31) |
| Offspring | Xianfeng Emperor Princess Duanshun Princess Shou-An |
Empress Xiao Quan Cheng (Chinese: 孝全成皇后钮祜禄氏), (1808–1840). Born Lady Niuhuru, Xiao Quan Cheng was the third Qing Dynasty Empress Consort of the Daoguang Emperor (1782–1850) of China.
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[edit] Biography
Niuhuru was born to Baron Liyang of the Niuhuru clan, an official in the city of Suzhou in the south. In 1820, at theage of twelve, she was given as a concubine "of the third class" to the new emperor in the forbidden city.
During the first reign year of the Daoguang Emperor in 1821, Lady Niuhuru was granted the title of Imperial Concubine Quan (Chinese: 全嫔). Three years later in 1823 she was raised to an Imperial Consort (Chinese: 全妃). In 1825 Niuhuru gave birth to the Emperor's third daughter, Princess of the first rank Duan Shun (Chinese: 端顺固伦公主), and two months later she was raised to a Noble Consort (Chinese: 全贵妃). One year later Niuhuru gave birth to another daughter and in 1831 she gave birth to a son, prince Yi Zhu (the future Xianfeng Emperor). Two years after the death of the Emperor's second Empress Xiao Shen Cheng in 1833, Niuhuru was officially made Empress Consort with the title of "Empress Xiao Quan Cheng". Empress Xiao Quan Cheng died in 1840 aged 32, being 7 years as Empress Consort.
[edit] Legend of her death
According to the legend of her death, the empress was discovered in an attempt to poison one of the princes in order to get her own son closer to the throne. One day, she offered Prince Yi Xin to dine with her. She served him fish, but told her own son not to eat of it. When Yi Xin heard this, he refused to eat as well. Yi Xin trew the fish on the floor, were it was eaten by a cat. The cat died. Yi Xin informed the emperors mother, the empress dowager. The empress dowager told the emperor. To avoid a trial, the empress committed suicide.
[edit] References
- Daily Life in the Forbidden City, Wan Yi, Wang Shuqing, Lu Yanzhen ISBN 0-670-81164-5
- Stamboom, manchu 13, gaat over de stamboom van de Aisin Gioro stam.
- webpagina: http://www.guoxue.com/shibu/24shi/qingshigao/qsg_214.htm, feiten over de keizerlijke gemalinnen van de Qing dynastie keizers.
[edit] Succession
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| Preceded by Empress Xiao Shen Cheng |
Empress of China 1833 - 1840 |
Succeeded by Empress Xiao De |
