| Lizzie Yu Yü Derling Princess Derling Elisabeth Antoinette White | |
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| Commandery princess of Qing dynasty | |
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| Born | Yü Der Ling 裕德齡 8 June 1881 Wuhan, Hubei, Qing China |
| Died | 22 November 1944 (aged 63) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Thaddeus C. White |
| Father | Yü Keng |
| Mother | Louisa Pierson |
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1][2] |
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; 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.
- ^ Clark, Anthony E. (16 January 2018). "Chinese Catholics who changed China and the world". catholicworldreport.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Hayter-Menzies, Grant (1 February 2008). Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9789622098817.
- ^ French, Julia (9 May 2017). "The Empress and Me". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Qing Dynasty princess impresses in English". China Daily, May 22, 2018.