Princess Rongshou of the First Rank

Princess Rongshou of the First Rank (1854 – 1924), was a Chinese princess, daughter of Prince Gong and Lady Gūwalgiya.[1] In 1865, she became the adoptive daughter of Empress Dowager Cixi. She had an important position at the Imperial court as the personal confidant and adviser of Cixi, with permission to speak openly to her, and acted as intermediary for supplicants.

Photograph of Princess Rongshou (center seated), Prince Gong's daughter. As a way to show gratitude to the prince, Cixi adopted his daughter and elevated her to a first rank princess (the highest rank for imperial princesses).

References
  1. Evelyn S. Rawski, The Last Emperors: A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions, 2001

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