Noble Consort Wenxi's personal name was not recorded in history.

Family background edit

Noble Consort Wenxi's family was prestigious when compared to the maternal families of other sons of the Kangxi Emperor, apart from Crown Prince Yinreng. Her paternal grandmother, Princess Mukushen, was Nurhaci's daughter, which would make the Kangxi Emperor and Noble Consort Wenxi second cousins. When she died in 1694, her younger brother, Alingga, represented her family in mourning.

• Father: Ebilun (d. 1673), served as one of the Four Regents of the Kangxi Emperor, and held the title of a first class duke (一等公)
  • Paternal grandfather: Eidu (1562–1621)
  • Paternal grandmother: Aisin Gioro Mukushen (穆庫什; 1595–1659), Nurhaci's fourth daughter
• Mother: Lady Šušu Gioro, a concubine
• Seven brothers
  • First Elder brother: Sailin (塞林 三等侍卫), Third Class Imperial Guard
  • Second Elder Brother : Unnamed
  • Third younger Brother: Faka (法喀 ;17 May 1664– 9 February 1713), First Class Duke (一等公)
  • Fourth Younger Brother: Yanzhu (颜珠 一等侍卫;b. 1665), First Class Imperial Guard
  • Fifth Younger Brother: Fubao (富保 任二等侍卫;b.1678),Second Class Imperial Guard
  • Sixth Younget Brother: Yinde, First Class Duke (尹德 一等公)
  • Seventh Younger Brother: Alingga (1670–1716)
• Two elder sisters and three younger sisters
  • First elder sister: Princess Consort of the Second Rank of Barin, wife of Zhashen (扎什)
  • Second elder sister: Empress Xiaozhaoren (1653 – 18 March 1678)^[2]
  • Fourth younger sister: State duchess of the fourth rank, wife of Yunsheng (云升)
  • Fifth younger sister: First class viscountess, wife of Ayushen (阿玉什) from Bordered White Banner

Kangxi era edit

It is not known when Lady Niohuru entered the Forbidden City and became a mistress of the Kangxi Emperor. She was first mentioned in official histories on 28 January 1682 when the Kangxi Emperor granted ranks and titles to his consorts. She was granted the title "Noble Consort". As she was the only one among the emperor's consorts to hold that rank, she did not receive a title to distinguish her from the other consorts.

She gave birth on 28 November 1683 to the emperor's tenth son, Yun'e, and on 24 October 1685 to his 11th daughter, who would die prematurely in June or July 1686.

On 17 December 1694, Lady Niohuru became critically ill. She died two days later and was interred in the Jing Mausoleum of the Eastern Qing tombs. She was granted the title "Noble Consort Wenxi".

• During the reign of the Shunzhi Emperor (r. 1643–1661) or the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722):
  • Lady Niohuru
• During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722):
  • Noble Consort (貴妃; from 28 January 1682^[3]), third rank consort
  • Noble Consort Wenxi (溫僖貴妃; from 29 December 1694^[4])

• As Noble Consort:
  • Yun'e (輔國公 允䄉; 28 November 1683 – 18 October 1741), the Kangxi Emperor's 18th (tenth) son
  • The Kangxi Emperor's 11th daughter (24 October 1685 – June/July 1686)

• Noble Consort Wenxi is briefly mentioned by Uya Chenbi in the 2011 Chinese television series Legend of Zhen Huan. She was described as a superior woman who obtained the former Emperor's favor in the conversation between Chenbi and Longkodo.

• Ranks of imperial consorts in China § Qing
• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty