Hongzhou, Prince He


Hongzhou, 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 of the Geng clan, who was the daughter of Geng Dejin, a guanling in the Qing imperial court.
Hongzhou was granted the title "Prince He of the First Rank" 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

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