Empress Xiaodexian (12 April 1831 – 24 January 1850), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Sakda clan, was a consort of the Xianfeng Emperor.

Empress Xiaodexian
Born(1831-04-12)12 April 1831
(道光十一年 三月 一日)
Died24 January 1850(1850-01-24) (aged 18)
(道光二十九年 十二月 十二日)
Burial
Ding Mausoleum, Eastern Qing tombs
Spouse
(m. 1848⁠–⁠1850)
Posthumous name
Empress Xiaode Wenhui Chengshun Cizhuang Keshen Huiyi Gongtian Zansheng Xian (孝德溫惠誠順慈莊恪慎徽懿恭天贊聖顯皇后)
HouseSakda (薩克達; by birth)
Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
FatherFutai (富泰)
MotherLady Aisin Gioro
Empress Xiaodexian
Traditional Chinese孝德顯皇后
Simplified Chinese孝德显皇后
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiàodéxiǎn Huánghòu

Life

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Family background

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Empress Xiaodexian's personal name was not recorded in history. Her family originally belonged to the Bordered Blue Banner.

Daoguang era

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The future Empress Xiaodexian was born on the first day of the third lunar month in the 11th year of the reign of the Daoguang Emperor, which translates to 12 April 1831 in the Gregorian calendar.

In 1847, Lady Sakda married Yizhu, the fourth son of the Daoguang Emperor, and became Yizhu's primary consort. She died in January 1850.

Xianfeng era

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About a month after her death, the Daoguang Emperor died and was succeeded by Yizhu, who became the Xianfeng Emperor. As the Xianfeng Emperor's primary consort, Lady Sakda was posthumously honoured as Empress, and was interred in the Ding Mausoleum of the Eastern Qing tombs.

Titles

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  • During the reign of the Daoguang Emperor (r. 1820–1850):
    • Lady Sakda (from 12 April 1831)
    • Primary consort (嫡福晉; from 31 March 1848[1])
  • During the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor (r. 1850–1861):
    • Empress Xiaode (孝德皇后; from 30 November 1850[2])
  • During the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor (r. 1861–1875):
    • Empress Xiaodexian (孝德顯皇后; from December 1861 or January 1862[3])

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 道光二十八年 二月 二十七日
  2. ^ 道光三十年 十月 二十七日
  3. ^ 咸豐十一年 十二月

References

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  • Seagrave, Sterling; Seagrave, Peggy (1992). Dragon Lady: The Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China (Illustrated ed.). Knopf. ISBN 9780679402305.
  • Wan, Yi; Shuqing, Wang; Yanzhen, Lu; Scott, Rosemary E. (1988). Daily Life in the Forbidden City: The Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 (Illustrated ed.). Viking. ISBN 0670811645.
  • Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao) (in Chinese).
Chinese royalty
Preceded by Empress of China
posthumous
Succeeded by