Princess Der Ling
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Princess Der Ling (Chinese: 德龄, pinyin: Dé Líng) (1886-1944) was a Manchu princess, the daughter of Lord Yu Keng (裕庚). Lord Yu Keng was a member of the Manchu Plain White Banner Corps (正白旗), and even appointed ambassador to the French Third Republic for four years in 1899. He was known for his progressive, reformist views. He died in 1905.
His daughters therefore got a western education. Upon return from France, Princess Der Ling became First lady-in-waiting to Empress Dowager Cixi. She stayed at court until March 1905. In 1907 she married Thaddeus C. White, an American.
She wrote down her unique experience in court in her memoirs Two Years in the Forbidden City, which were published in 1911. It gives historical insights into life at court and her service to the Dowager Empress, essentially a world that has disappeared.
[edit] Works
- Two Years in the Forbidden City (1911)
- Old Buddha (1928)
- Kowtow (1929)
- Jades and Dragons (1932)
- Golden Phoenix (1932)
- Imperial Incense (1933)
- Son of Heaven (1935)
[edit] References
- Princess Der Ling | Two Years in the Forbidden City
- Princess Der Ling | Two Years in the Forbidden City
[edit] External links
This biography of a member of an Asian royal house is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
