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Princess Der Ling
Multiracial princess of Qing dynasty
For the television series, see Princess Der Ling (TV series).
Lizzie Yu Der Ling[3] (Chinese: 裕德齡; pinyin: Yù Délíng; Wade–Giles: Yü Tê-ling; 8 June 1881 – 22 November 1944), better known as "Princess" Der Ling, and also known as Elisabeth Antoinette White after her marriage to Thaddeus C.
White, was the first lady-in-waiting for Empress Dowager Cixi. Her father was the Chinese diplomat Yü Keng [fr]; and her mother was Louisa Pierson, who was herself the half-Chinese daughter of a Boston merchant working in Shanghai.[4] Although not a member of the Qing royal family, Der Ling was given the title of "commandery princess" while serving as the lady-in-waiting for Empress Cixi.
She was a writer of several memoirs, books, and magazine articles.
Early life
Der Ling's father Yü Keng [note 1] was a member of the Hanjun Plain White Banner Corps, a