Yicong
Yicong (Wade-Giles: Yi-tsung)(23 July 1831 – 18 February 1889), formally known as Prince Dun (or Prince Tun), was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty.
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| Prince Dun of the First Rank | |||||||||
 Yicong | |||||||||
| Prince Dun of the First Rank | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1846–1889 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Miankai | ||||||||
| Successor | Zailian | ||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1831 Beijing, China | ||||||||
| Died | 18 February 1889 (aged 57) Beijing, China | ||||||||
| Consorts | Lady Ulanghaigimot | ||||||||
| Issue | Zailian Zaiyi, Prince Duan of the Second Rank Zailan Zaiying Zaijin | ||||||||
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| House | Aisin Gioro | ||||||||
| Father | Daoguang Emperor | ||||||||
| Mother | Consort Xiang | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 奕誴 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 惇親王 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 惇亲王 | ||||||||
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Life
Yicong was born in the Aisin Gioro clan as the fifth son of the Daoguang Emperor. His mother was Consort Xiang from the Niohuru clan. He was adopted by his uncle Miankai (綿愷), the third son of the Jiaqing Emperor, because Miankai had no surviving sons to succeed him. Upon Miankai's death in 1838, Yicong inherited his adoptive father's peerage and became known as "Prince Dun of the First Rank" (惇親王).
Following the death of the Daoguang Emperor in 1850, Yicong's fourth brother Yizhu succeeded their father and became historically known as the Xianfeng Emperor. When the Xianfeng Emperor died in 1861, Yicong and his seventh brother, Yixuan (Prince Chun), were both in Rehe Province with the emperor, while their sixth brother, Yixin (Prince Gong), was in the imperial capital, Beijing. Yicong supported Yixin in the Xinyou Coup of 1861 and helped him seize power from a group of eight regents appointed by the Xianfeng Emperor on his deathbed to assist his son, the Tongzhi Emperor. In 1865, Yicong was appointed as the head of the Imperial Clan Court.
Yicong died in 1889 during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor. His great-grandson, Yuyan, was a self-proclaimed successor to Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing dynasty. Yicong's former residence is at Qinghua Gardens (清華園), the present-day location of Tsinghua (Qinghua) University.
Family
- Father: Minning, the Daoguang Emperor (宣宗 旻寧; 16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850)
- Grandfather: Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor (仁宗 顒琰; 13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820)
- Grandmother: Empress Xiaoshurui, of the Hitara clan (孝淑睿皇后 喜塔臘氏; 2 October 1760 – 5 March 1797)
- Mother: Consort Xiang, of the Niohuru clan (祥妃 鈕祜祿氏; 9 February 1808 – 15 February 1861)
- Grandfather: Jiufu (久福), served as a fifth rank literary official (郎中)
- Consorts and Issue:
- Primary consort, of the Ulanghaigimot clan (嫡福晉 烏梁海濟爾默特氏)
- Secondary consort, of the Hešeri clan (側福晉 赫舍里氏)
- Zailian, Prince of the Third Rank (貝勒 載濂; 8 October 1854 – 13 November 1917), first son
- Zaiyi, Prince Duan of the Second Rank (端郡王 載漪; 26 August 1856 – 10 January 1923), second son
- Zaiying, Prince of the Third Rank (貝勒 載瀛; 14 April 1859 – 18 August 1930), fourth son
- Zaisheng (載泩; 6 April 1860 – 21 June 1864), sixth son
- Mistress, of the Zhao clan (趙氏)
- Zailan, Duke of the Fourth Rank (不入八分輔國公 載瀾; 13 December 1856 – 17 April 1916), third son
- Zaihao (載灝; 27 November 1860 – 2 January 1861), eighth son
- Mistress, of the Wanggiya clan (王佳氏)
- Zaijin, General of the First Rank (鎮國將軍 載津; 13 April 1859 – 7 March 1896), fifth son
- Mistress, of the Li clan (李氏)
- Zaitong (載浵; 11 May 1860 – 13 March 1862), seventh son
See also
- Prince Dun
- Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members
- Ranks of imperial consorts in China#Qing
References
- Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Volume 221. China.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)