Soong Ai-ling

Nancy Soong Ai-ling
Born	(1889-07-15)15 July 1889 Shanghai International Settlement
Died	20 October 1973(1973-10-20) (aged 84) New York City, U.S.
Spouse	Kung Hsiang-hsi ​ ​ (m. 1914; died 1967)​
Children	4, including Kung Ling-i and David Kung Ling-kan
Parent(s)	Charlie Soong Ni Kwei-tseng

Soong Ai-ling (traditional Chinese: 宋藹齡; simplified Chinese: 宋蔼龄; pinyin: Sòng Àilíng), legally Soong E-ling or Eling Soong (July 15, 1889 – October 20, 1973), was a Chinese businesswoman, the eldest of the Soong sisters and the wife of H. H. Kung (Kung Hsiang-Hsi), who was the richest man in the early 20th century Republic of China. The first character of her given name is written as 靄 (same pronunciation) in some texts.^{[citation needed]} Her Christian name was Nancy.