Yicong ( Wade-Giles: ''Yi-tsung'')(23 July 1831 – 18 February 1889), formally known as

Prince Dun Prince Dun of the First Rank, or simply Prince Dun, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1636–1912). As the Prince Dun peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" status, this meant that each successive ...

(or Prince Tun), was a

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) an ...

prince of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

Life

Yicong was born in the

Aisin Gioro The House of Aisin-Gioro was a Manchu clan that ruled the Later Jin dynasty (1616–1636), the Qing dynasty (1636–1912), and Manchukuo (1932–1945) in the history of China. Under the Ming dynasty, members of the Aisin Gioro clan served as ch ...

clan as the fifth son of the Daoguang Emperor. His mother was Consort Xiang from the

Niohuru clan The Niohuru (Manchu: ; in Manchu) were a prominent Manchu clan during the Qing dynasty. The clan had inhabited the Changbai Mountains since as early as the Liao dynasty. The clan was well known during the Qing dynasty for producing a variety of ...

. 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 Rehe (), also romanized as Jehol, was a former Chinese special administrative region and province. Administration Rehe was north of the Great Wall, west of Manchuria, and east of Mongolia. Its capital and largest city was Chengde. The second ...

with the emperor, while their sixth brother, Yixin (Prince Gong), was in the imperial capital,

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the Capital city, capital of the China, People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's Li ...

. Yicong supported Yixin in the

Xinyou Coup Xinyou Coup () was a palace coup instigated by Empress Dowagers Cixi and Ci'an, and Prince Gong to seize power after the death of the Xianfeng Emperor. Before he died the previous emperor had appointed group of eight regents, led by Sushun, who ...

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 The Tongzhi Emperor (27 April 1856 – 12 January 1875), born Zaichun of the Aisin Gioro clan, was the ninth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign, from 1861 to 1875, which effectively lasted ...

. In 1865, Yicong was appointed as the head of the

Imperial Clan Court The Imperial Clan Court or Court of the Imperial Clan was an institution responsible for all matters pertaining to the imperial family under the Ming and Qing dynasties of imperial China. This institution also existed under the Nguyễn dynasty o ...

. Yicong died in 1889 during the reign of the

Guangxu Emperor The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), personal name Zaitian, was the tenth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, w ...

. His great-grandson,

Yuyan Yuyan (1918–1997), courtesy name Yanrui, nickname Xiaoruizi, was a Chinese calligrapher of Manchu descent. He was a member of the Aisin Gioro clan, the imperial clan of the Qing dynasty. He claimed that he was appointed by Puyi, the last ...

, was a self-proclaimed successor to

Puyi Aisin-Gioro Puyi (; 7 February 1906 – 17 October 1967), courtesy name Yaozhi (曜之), was the last emperor of China as the eleventh and final Qing dynasty monarch. He became emperor at the age of two in 1908, but was forced to abdicate on 1 ...

, 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

Primary Consort * Primary consort, of the Ulanghaigimot clan (嫡福晉烏梁海濟爾默特氏) ** ''First daughter'' (29 February 1852 – 24 December 1857) ** ''Fourth daughter'' (21 March 1855 – 28 November 1855) ** ''Sixth daughter'' (8 October 1858) Secondary Consort * Secondary consort, of the

Hešeri Hešeri ( Chinese: 赫舍里; Pinyin: Hesheli; Manchu: ''Hešeri''), is a clan of Manchu nobility with Jianzhou Jurchens roots, originally hailing from the area which is now the modern Chinese provinces of Jilin and Liaoning. It was once one of ...

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 Zaiyi (; Manchu: ; ''dzai-i''; 26 August 1856 – 10 January 1923),Edward J.M. Rhoads, ''Manchus & Han: Ethnic Relations and Political Power in Late Qing and Early Republican China, 1861–1928'', University of Washington Press, 2001 better ...

, Prince Duan of the Second Rank (端郡王載漪; 26 August 1856 – 10 January 1923), second son ** Fifth daughter (b. 17 December 1857) *** Married Kunlin (堃林) of the Manchu Tunggiya clan in March/April 1873 ** Zaiying, Prince of the Third Rank (貝勒載瀛; 14 February 1859 – 18 August 1930), fourth son ** ''Zaisheng'' (載泩; 6 April 1860 – 21 June 1864), sixth son * Secondary consort, of the Wanggiya clan (側福晉王佳氏) ** Zaijin, General of the First Rank (鎮國將軍載津; 13 April 1859 – 7 March 1896), fifth son Concubine * Mistress, of the Li clan (李氏) ** ''Second daughter'' (20 November 1854 – 15 August 1855) ** ''Zaitong'' (載浵; 11 May 1860 – 13 March 1862), seventh son * Mistress, of the Zhao clan (趙氏) ** ''Third daughter'' (24 December 1854 – 7 May 1855) ** Zailan, Duke of the Fourth Rank (不入八分輔國公載瀾; 13 December 1856 – 17 April 1916), third son ** Seventh daughter (16 October 1859 – 27 January 1876) *** Married Enming (恩銘) on 30 December 1873 ** ''Zaihao'' (載灝; 27 November 1860 – 2 January 1861), eighth son

Ancestry

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yicong 1831 births 1889 deaths Daoguang Emperor's sons

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Family

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