Duke Yansheng
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The Duke Yansheng, literally "Honorable Overflowing with Wisdom", sometimes translated as Holy Duke of Yen, was a Chinese title of nobility. It was originally created as a marquis title in the Western
Kong Family Mansion in Qufu, Shandong
The spirit way of Kong Yanjin, the 59th-generation senior-line direct descendant of Confucius and Duke Yansheng, in the Cemetery of Confucius, Qufu.
Mansion of South Branch of Kong family in Quzhou, Zhejiang
Kong Lingyi (孔令貽, 1872–1919) in 1904, the last Duke Yansheng in the Qing dynasty. After the 1911 Revolution, he retained the title during the time of the Beiyang government till his death.
Chinese nobility
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The nobility of China represented the upper strata of aristocracy in premodern China, acting as the ruling class until the late seventh to ninth centuries during the Tang dynasty, and remaining a sign
Fuxi and Nuwa, mythical early sovereigns of China
Consort Zhen, favoured consort of the Qing Guangxu Emperor (r. 1871–1908)
2 pictures:Imperial Consort Jin (left) and Empress Long Yu (right)
Empress Dowager Cixi, Regent of China considered de facto sovereign of China for 47 years during 1861–1908