The date of birth of the future Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu and her personal name are unknown. She entered the Forbidden City in 1711, and became a secondary consort (側福晉) to Yinzhen, the future Yongzheng Emperor. On 15 April 1715, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter, who died at the age of two in June or July 1717. On 30 June 1720, she gave birth to her second child, a son, Fuyi (福宜), who died on 9 February 1721. On 27 November 1721, she gave birth to her third child, another son, Fuhui (福惠), who died on 11 October 1728.
Yongzheng era
The Kangxi Emperor died, and Yinzhen ascended to the throne on 27 December 1722. On 28 March 1723, she was given the rank of "Noble Consort" (貴妃). On 12 June 1723, she gave birth to her fourth child and third son, Fupei (福沛). On 19 December 1725, she was elevated to "Imperial Noble Consort" (皇貴妃). She died on 27 December 1725, and was given the posthumous title of "Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu" (敦肅皇貴妃). She was interred in the Tai Mausoleum of the Western Qing tombs.
^ abConsort Nian's elder brother Nian Gengyao was born in 1679.
^The corresponding date in the Chinese calendar is the 22nd day of the 2nd month of the 1st year of the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (雍正元年 二月 二十二日).
^The corresponding date in the Chinese calendar is the 15th day of the 11th month of the 3rd year of the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (雍正三年 十一月 十五日).
