Consort Rong ( zh, 榮妃馬佳氏; d. 26 April 1727) of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Magiya clan, was a imperial consort of the

Kangxi Emperor The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 165420 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, personal name Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign of 61 ...

Life

Family background

Consort Rong came from the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Magiya clan. Consort Rong's personal name and birth date were not recorded in history. * Father: Gaise () She a descendant of Tuhai (), a grand tutor of crown prince and first class Zhongda duke.

Kangxi Era

It unknown when Lady Magiya entered the palace and become a concubine of the

. It is very likely that she entered the palace before the wedding of the Kangxi Emperor and

Empress Xiaochengren Empress Xiaochengren (3 February 1654 – 6 June 1674), of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Hešeri clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and first empress consort of Xuanye, the Kangxi Emperor. She was empress consort of Qing from 1 ...

. Lady Magiya was the first concubine who bore children to the Emperor. On 5 November 1667, she gave birth to the Emperor's first son, Chengrui, who would die prematurely on 10 July 1670. On 24 January 1672, she gave birth to the Emperor's fourth son, Saiyinchahun, who would die prematurely on 6 March 1674. On 20 June 1673 she gave birth to his third daughter, Princess Rongxian. On 11 May 1674 she gave birth to his sixth son, who died shortly after his birth. On 10 September 1675 she gave birth to his eighth son, who died prematurely on 27 April 1677. On 23 March 1677 she gave birth to his tenth (third) son, Yunzhi. Lady Magiya is one of the two consorts who gave birth to the most children for

, the other is

Empress Xiaogongren Empress Xiaogongren (28 April 1660 – 25 June 1723), of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Uya clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the consort of Xuanye, the Kangxi Emperor and mother of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor. She was honoured as Em ...

. In August 1677, after Lady Niohuru became empress, Lady Magiya and 3 other concubine were promoted to the rank of "Imperial Concubines". In December 1681, Lady Tong was elevated to "Imperial Noble Consort"and Lady Maigiya and 3 other concubines were promoted to ''Consort". Kangxi decreed that after his death, the princes could live in their mothers' homes, but they still had to enter the palace every month to personally greet the

Emperor Yongzheng The Yongzheng Emperor (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, personal name Yinzhen, was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The ...

and pay respects to empress.

Yongzheng Era

In the first year of the

Yongzheng The Yongzheng Emperor (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, personal name Yinzhen, was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The ...

reign, Lady Magiya moved to Yunzhi, Prince Cheng's manor.《雍正朝滿文硃批奏摺全譯》 In the fifth year of the Yongzheng reign, Consort Rong died outside the palace.

Titles

*During the reign of the

Shunzhi Emperor The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizu of Qing, personal name Fulin, was the second Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China pro ...

(r. 1643–1661) or the

(r. 1661–1722) **Lady Magiya ( from unknown date) *During the reign of the

(r. 1661–1722) **Concubine Rong (榮嬪; from August 1677) **Consort Rong (榮妃; from 1681)

Issue

*As concubine: **''Chengrui'' (; 5 November 1667 – 10 July 1670), first son **''Saiyinchahun'' (; 24 January 1672 – 6 March 1674), fourth son **Princess Rongxian of the First Rank (; 20 June 1673 – 29 May 1728), third daughter **''Changhua'' (; 11 May 1674), sixth son **''Changsheng'' (; 10 September 1675 – 27 April 1677), eighth son ** Yunzhi, Prince Cheng () (; 23 March 1677 – 10 July 1732), tenth (third) son

References

* "Manuscripts of Qing History · Biography I · Empresses" {{DEFAULTSORT:Consort Rong 1727 deaths Year of birth unknown Manchu people 17th-century Chinese women 17th-century Chinese people Consorts of the Kangxi Emperor