Hongzhou (Manchu:, Mölendroff: hungjeo; 5 January 1712 – 2 September 1770), formally known as Prince He, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty.
Life
Hongzhou was born in the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the fifth son of the Yongzheng Emperor. His mother was Imperial Noble Consort Chunque (纯æÂ«çÂÂè´µå¦Â) of the Geng (è¿) clan, who was the daughter of Geng Dejin (è¿德éÂÂ), a guanling (Ã¥Â
§ç®¡é Â) in the Qing imperial court.
Hongzhou was granted the title "Prince He of the First Rank" (Ã¥ÂÂ碩åÂÂ親çÂÂ) in 1733. In his childhood, he was adopted and raised by Empress Xiaojingxian. Unlike his brothers Hongli and Hongshi, Hongzhou chose to avoid being involved in rivalry over the succession to their father's throne. He was known to have pretended to be crazy and feminine.
Family
Primary Consort
- Imperial Princess Consort Hegong, of the Ujaku clan (Ã¥ÂÂæÂÂ亲çÂÂç¦ÂæÂ çÂÂæÂÂ庫æ°Â)
- Yongying (æ°¸çÂÂ; 17 May 1731 â 28 July 1732), first son
- Yongbi, Prince Heqin of the First Rank (Ã¥ÂÂå¤親ç 永ç§/Ã¥ÂÂå¤亲ç 永å£Â; 23 July 1733 â 4 April 1772), second son
- Princess Hewan of the Second Rank (Ã¥ÂÂ碩åÂÂå©ÂÃ¥Â
¬ä¸»; 24 July 1734 â 2 May 1760), first daughter
- Married Deleke (å¾·åÂÂÃ¥Â
Â; d. 1794) of the Barin Borjigit clan on 13 January 1751
- Yongbin, General of the First Rank (é®åÂÂå°Âè» æ°¸ç¸; 24 December 1735 â 2 February 1799), fourth son
- Fifth son (14 January 1739 â 20 June 1739)
- Yongkun, Duke of the Fourth Rank (ä¸ÂÃ¥Â
¥åÂ
«åÂÂè¼ÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¥Â
¬ æ°¸ç¨; 11 March 1743 â 16 February 1803), seventh son
- Yongzeng (æ°¸çÂÂ; 19 September 1745 â 5 July 1768), eighth son
Secondary Consort
- Secondary consort, of the Janggiya clan (å´ç¦ÂæÂ ç« ä½³æ°Â)
- Third son (22 May 1734 â 31 December 1734)
- Secondary consort, of the Cui clan (å´ç¦ÂæÂ å´Âæ°Â)
- Yonghuan, General of the First Rank (é®åÂÂå°Âè» æ°¸çÂÂ; 7 July 1740 â 3 November 1783), sixth son
In fiction and popular culture
Succession of Prince He
See also
References