Information AboutDer Ling |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT PRINCESS DER LING | |
| 1886 births | |
| der ling, princess | |
| 1944 deaths | |
| chinese historians | |
| chinese princesses | |
| people of the qing dynasty | |
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Princess Der Ling ( 1886 - 1944 ) was a Manchu Princess , the daughter of Lord Yu Keng . Lord Yu Keng was a member of the Manchu White Banner Corps , 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. REFERENCES | ||
| "http://wwwromanizationcom/books/forbiddencity/indexhtml" class="copylinks" target="_blank">Princess Der Ling Two Years in the Forbidden City |
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