Zaixun, Prince Rui

Zaixun (20 May 1885 – 1949), courtesy name Zhongquan, art name Chiyun, was a Manchu noble of the late Qing dynasty. He also served as a Navy Minister in the Imperial Cabinet of Prince Qing. He was the sixth son of Prince Chun, a paternal half-uncle of the Xuantong Emperor, a half first cousin of the Tongzhi Emperor, and a paternal half-brother of the Guangxu Emperor.

This name uses Manchu naming customs. The family name is Aisin Gioro.
Zaixun
Beile
Zaixun
Beile
(of the Prince Rui peerage)
Tenure1902–1949
PredecessorZaiyi
SuccessorNone
Born(1885-05-20)20 May 1885
Beijing, China
Died1949 (aged 63–64)
Tianjin, China
ConsortsLady Biru
IssuePugong
Full name
Aisin Gioro Zaitao
(愛新覺羅 載洵)
HouseAisin Gioro
FatherYixuan, Prince Chunxian of the First Rank
MotherLiugiya Cuiyan
Military career
Allegiance Qing Dynasty
Service/branch Imperial Chinese Navy
Zaixun
Traditional Chinese載洵
Simplified Chinese载洵
Zhongquan
(courtesy name)
Chinese仲泉
Chiyun
(art name)
Traditional Chinese癡雲
Simplified Chinese痴云

Life

Zaixun was adopted into the lineage of his relative, Yizhi (奕誌; 1827–1850), because Yizhi had no son to succeed him. In 1887, he was made a buru bafen fuguo gong, and was subsequently promoted to feng'en fuguo gong in 1889 and feng'en zhenguo gong in 1890. In 1900, Zaixun's predecessor, Zaiyi, who succeeded Yizhi as "Prince Rui of the Second Rank" (later renamed to "Prince Duan of the Second Rank"), was stripped of his title of nobility and exiled to Xinjiang for his role in the Boxer Rebellion. Two years later, Zaixun succeeded Zaiyi as a beile of the Prince Rui peerage. In 1908, he was made an acting junwang (Prince of the Second Rank) but remained nominally a beile.

In 1909, Zaixun was appointed as an acting Navy Minister (海軍大臣) in the Imperial Cabinet headed by Prince Qing. Later, he was sent to Europe and the United States to study the navies of the Western powers. After returning to China, in 1911, he became a full Navy Minister. After the Xinhai Revolution overthrew the Qing dynasty, he lived the rest of his life in retirement in Beijing and Tianjin. He died in Tianjin in 1949.

Family
  • Father: Yixuan, Prince Chunxian of the First Rank (醇賢親王 奕譞; 16 October 1840 – 1 January 1891)
  • Mother: Secondary consort, of the Liugiya clan (側福晉 劉佳氏; 1866–1925), personal name Cuiyan (翠妍)
    • Grandfather: Deqing (德慶), served as a fifth rank official (五品典衛)
  • Consorts and Issue:
    • Wife, of the Biru clan (必祿氏)
      • Pugong (溥侊; b. 19 March 1904), first son
      • First daughter
      • Second daughter
      • Third daughter
        • Married Bai Fengming (白鳳鳴; 1909–1980)

See also

References
    Military offices
    Preceded by
    Position established    		 Minister of Navy of the Great Qing
    1909–1911    		 Succeeded by
    Sa Zhenbing
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