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Princess Huaike of the Second Rank
Born15 August 1695
DiedApril/May 1717
SpouseXingde
FatherYongzheng Emperor
MotherConsort Qi

Princess Huaike of the Second Rank (和碩懷恪公主; 15 August 1695 – April/May 1717) was a Chinese princess of the Qing Dynasty. She was the second daughter and child of the Yongzheng Emperor (then Prince Yong) and the first daughter and child of his secondary consort, Consort Qi (née Li). She was the only biological daughter of the Yongzheng Emperor to survive into adulthood.

Early life

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Princess Huaike was born on 15 August 1695 to Yinzhen, Prince Yong of the First Rank, who later became the Yongzheng Emperor, and his secondary consort, Lady Li, who was later elevated to Consort Qi. As a daughter of a Qing prince, Huaike was raised in the imperial household during the reign of her grandfather, the Kangxi Emperor.

In 1712, the Kangxi Emperor granted her the title of Heshuo Gege (和硕格格), a noble designation reserved for daughters of a first-rank prince.[1]

Marriage

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In September or October 1712, the Kangxi Emperor arranged for Princess Huaike to marry Xingde (星德; d. 1739), a Mongolian nobleman from the Manchu Nara clan.[1] This marriage was part of the Qing dynasty's strategy to strengthen alliances with Mongolian elites through marital ties. The union, however, did not produce any children.[2]

Death

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Princess Huaike died of illness in April or May 1717 at the age of 23. The cause of her death is not well-documented in historical records. Following her death, In 1723, she was posthumously granted the title of Princess Huaike of the Second Rank (和碩懷恪公主).

References

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  1. ^ a b Guy, R. Kent (2001). "Review of A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 61 (2): 466–474. doi:10.2307/3558578. ISSN 0073-0548. JSTOR 3558578.
  2. ^ Kangxi, Emperor of China (1974). Emperor of China : self-portrait of K'ang-hsi. Internet Archive. London : Cape. ISBN 978-0-224-00940-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)