Prince Henry (亨利) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Prince Henry as an envoy and royal family member. This record brings together 7 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Prince Henry	亨利
Title	German Prince Henry	德國親王亨利

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · qingshigao:091:s0191

Roles

Envoy
Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 光緒二十四年 · Western Year: AD 1898
Explicit · qingshigao:091:s0190, qingshigao:091:s0191

Career and standing

Title: Prince / 親王 · Action: held
Explicit · qingshigao:091:s0191

Places and affiliations

Polity: Germany / 德國 · Relation: associated-with
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Place: Hall of Jade Ripples / 玉瀾堂 · Relation: attended-audience-at
Explicit · qingshigao:091:s0193
Place: Summer Palace / Hall of Benevolent Longevity / 頤和園仁壽殿 · Relation: attended-audience-at
Explicit · qingshigao:091:s0191

Events and relationships

Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: audience-presented-credentials · Other Person Id: Guangxu Emperor (光緒帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光緒二十四年 · Western Year: AD 1898
Explicit · qingshigao:091:s0191
Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: second-audience-with-credentials · Other Person Id: Guangxu Emperor (光緒帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光緒二十四年 · Western Year: AD 1898
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Kind: diplomatic · Role: guest · Action: sought-empress-dowager-audience · Other Person Id: Empress Dowager (皇太后) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光緒二十四年 · Western Year: AD 1898
Explicit · qingshigao:091:s0192
Relation: accompanied-by · Person Id: Heyking (海靖)
Explicit · qingshigao:091:s0193

References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 91Volume 91 Treatises 66: Rites 10, Bin Li · 7 passages

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德國親王亨利入覲，帝幸頤和園，御仁壽殿，亨利公服入，遞國書，帝慰勞之。 The German Prince Henry was received in audience; the emperor went to the Summer Palace and held court in the Hall of Benevolent Longevity; Prince Henry entered in formal dress, presented his credentials, and the emperor comforted him.

既，亨利慾覲皇太后，帝奉懿旨代見。 Afterward Prince Henry wished to pay respects to the empress dowager; the emperor received him on her behalf by her express command.

是日巳刻，御玉瀾堂，亨利偕德使海靖等入，外部司官引殿東便門外入布幄少憩。 That day at the si hour, the emperor held court at the Hall of Jade Ripples; Prince Henry entered together with the German envoy Heyking and others; officials of the foreign ministry led them in through the east side gate of the hall to rest briefly in the canvas tent.

慶親王等侍左右，外部長官率亨利等自中門入，北鄉一鞠躬，行數武又一鞠躬，至龍柱前又一鞠躬。 Prince Qing and others attended at his sides; the chief of the foreign ministry led Prince Henry and the others in through the central gate; facing north, they bowed once, after several paces bowed again, and upon reaching the dragon pillars bowed once more.

然後奉國書進，慶親王降左階接受，陳玉案，亨利等又一鞠躬，帝頷首答之，操國語慰勞。 They then advanced to present their credentials; Prince Qing descended the left steps to receive them and placed them on the jade table; Prince Henry and the others bowed again, and the emperor nodded in reply and offered words of comfort in the national language.

德繙譯官譯畢，亨利等又一鞠躬，帝仍頷首答之。 When the German interpreter had finished translating, Prince Henry and the others bowed again, and the emperor again nodded in reply.

亨利等退數武又一鞠躬，退至堂左，又一鞠躬。 Prince Henry and the others withdrew several paces and bowed again, then withdrew to the left of the hall and bowed once more.