Consort Yuan (Hong Taiji)

Consort Yuan (元妃; 1593–1612) of the Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was the wife of Hong Taiji. She was one year his junior. Later literatures have regarded her as Hong Taiji's first wife and primary consort.

Consort Yuan
Born	1593 Manchuria
Died	1612
Spouse	Hong Taiji
Issue	Lobohoi
Posthumous name Consort Yuan (元妃)
House	Niohuru (鈕祜祿) (by birth) Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
Father	Eidu

Life

Family background

• Father: Eidu (額亦都, 1562–1622) was a Manchu officer and a close associate of Nurhaci^[1]
• 17 brothers
  • Daqi (達啟/达启), Eidu's second son^[1]
  • Turgei (圖爾格/图尔格, 1594–1645), Eidu's eighth son; officer of Manchu armies during the reign of Hong Taiji
  • Ebilun (d. 1673), served as one of the Four Regents of the Kangxi Emperor^[2][1] and held the title of a first class duke (一等公)
• 5 younger sister
  • Wife of Nikan,^[1] Prince Jingjinzhuang of the First Rank (敬謹莊親王 尼堪
  • Primary consort of Jirgalang, Prince Zhengxian of the First Rank (鄭獻親王), fourth daughter

Wanli era

In the 21st year of Wanli Emperor reign, Lady Niohuru was born.

It is not known the time when Lady Niohuru married Hong Taiji and became his primary consort.

In the 39th year of Wanli Emperor reign, she gave birth to Lobohoi, Hong Taiji eight son, who would die prematurely in 1617. He didn't receive a posthumous name.

After Hong Taiji become emperor, Lady Niohuru and Lady Ulanara were not named as empresses posthumously.^[3]

Titles

• During the reign of Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty (1563–1620)
  • Lady Niohuru (鈕祜祿氏; from 1593)
  • Primary Consort (嫡福晋; from unknown date)
• During the reign of Hong Taiji of the Qing dynasty (r. 1626–1643)
  • Consort Yuan (元妃; After 1626)

Issue

• As a primary consort:
  • Lobohoi (洛博會; 1611–1617), Hong Taiji's third son

See also

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