Consort Yuan (1593–1612), of the Niohuru clan, was the first wife of Hong Taiji. She was one year his junior.
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Life
Family background
Father: Eidu (1562–1622)
Seventeen brothers
Daqi (達啟), Eidu's second son
Turgei (圖爾格; d. 1645), Eidu's eighth son
Ebilun (d. 1673), Eidu's 16th son; served as one of the Four Regents of the Kangxi Emperor and held the title of duke of the first class (一等公)
Five younger sisters
Lady Niohuru (鈕祜祿氏), Eidu's second daughter; consort of Nikan (尼堪), Prince Jingjinzhuang of the First Rank
Lady Niohuru (鈕祜祿氏), Eidu's fourth daughter; consort of Jirgalang, Prince Zhengxian of the First Rank
Wanli era
Lady Niohuru was born in 1593.
It is not known when she married Hong Taiji. In 1611, she gave birth to his third son, Lobohoi, who would die in 1617.
Lady Niohuru died in 1612. She wasn't posthumously honored as empress after Hong Taiji ascended to the throne.
At some later point, she gained the unofficial title "Consort Yuan" (元妃; lit. ''Premier Consort'') in order to differentiate her from her husband's other wives.
Titles
During the reign of the Wanli Emperor (r. 1572–1620):
Lady Niohuru (鈕祜祿氏)
Consort (福晉; from unknown date)
Issue
Lobohoi (洛博會; 1611–1617), Hong Taiji's third son