Empress Xiaoyichun
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| Empress Consort of the Qing dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | Empress title granted posthumously | ||||
| Predecessor | The Step Empress | ||||
| Successor | Empress Xiaoshurui | ||||
| Burial | 19 November 1775 Yuling Mausoleum, Eastern Qing tombs, China |
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| Spouse | Qianlong Emperor | ||||
| Issue | Gurun Princess Hejing Yonglu Heshuo Princess Heke Yongyan, Prince Jia Qianlong Emperor's 16th son Yonglin |
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| Father | Wei Qingtai | ||||
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| Empress Xiaoyi Gongshun Kangyu Ciren Duanke Minzhe Yitian Yusheng Chun (孝儀恭順康裕慈仁端恪敏哲翼天毓聖純皇后) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 孝儀純皇后 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孝仪纯皇后 | ||||||
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| Lady Weigiya | |||||||
| Chinese | 魏佳氏 | ||||||
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| Manchu script | ᡥᡳᠶᠣᠣᡧᡠᠩᡤᠠ ᠶᠣᠩᠰᠣᠩᡤᠣ ᠶᠣᠩᡴᡳᠶᠠᡥᠠ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡥᡝᠣ | ||||||
| Romanization | hiyoošungga yongsonggo yongkiyaha hūwangheo | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiàoyíchún Huánghòu |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Wèijiā Shì |
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.
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.
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