Yicai (, 20 April 1820 - 21 February 1866) was

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

imperial prince as a biological son of

Mianzhi Mianzhi (; 3 May 1768 - 19 May 1834) was Qing dynasty imperial prince and Qianlong Emperor's grandson. Life Mianzhi was born on 3 May 1768 as the eldest son of Yongxuan. His mother was Wang Yuying, a servant in the prince's manor. He was ho ...

, Prince Yishun of the Second Rank and the third in

Prince Qing Prince Qing of the First Rank (Manchu: ; ''hošoi fengšen cin wang''), or simply Prince Qing, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). It was also one of the 12 "iron-cap" princely pee ...

peerage as an adoptive son of Mianmin.

Life

Yicai was born on 20 April 1820 to lady An, Mianzhi's mistress. In 1836, he was adopted as Mianmin's son as all children of the prince Qingliang of the Second Rank died prematurely. Shortly after the adoption, Yicai inherited Mianmin's title because the peerage was neither promoted to the first rank nor granted a status of ''qinwang.'' The promotional ceremony was held at the New Year (除夕夜)''.'' Around 1842, Yicai was accused of accepting bribes from officials.

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issued a decree imprisoning him at 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 ...

together with consorts for further investigation. His mother was punished by deprivation of her allowance. As the accusations were confirmed, Yicai was stripped of his title. The title was later passed to

Yikuang Yikuang (Manchu: ''I-kuwang''; 24 March 1838 – 28 January 1917), formally known as Prince Qing (or Prince Ch'ing), was a Manchu noble and politician of the Qing dynasty. He served as the first Prime Minister of the Imperial Cabinet, an ...

, who was finally promoted to the prince of the first rank in 1889. Yicai did not recover the previous title. Nevertheless, he was not granted red girdles because of his later deeds. In 1855, he falsely reported that his elder brother Yiyin guarded the Western Qing tombs. He was relocated to the capital and died on 21 February 1866.

Family

Yicai was initially married to lady

Irgen Gioro Irgen Gioro (; ) is a Manchu clan and family name, which was officially categorized as a "notable clan", and member of the eight great houses of the Manchu nobility in Qing dynasty. Sibe and Nanai people also has Irgen Gioro as their family n ...

and later married lady Ulanghan, daughter of Tuo'enduo (拖恩多). * Primary consort, of the Irgen Gioro clan () * Second Primary consort, of the Ulanghan clan (, d.1867) ** Zaiju (载钜, 1845–1847), third son ** Zaidi (载棣, 1849–1872), fifth son ** Zaipang (载庞, 1854-?), sixth son. Married lady Irgen Gioro, lady Bai and had issue (4 sons) * Mistress, of the Wang clan () * Mistress, of the Xu clan (庶福晋许氏) * Mistress of the Li clan (庶福晋李氏) ** Zaixian (载铣, 1842–1886), first son. Married lady Ezhuo and had issue (2 sons, including Puzhai and

Puyi Puyi (7 February 190617 October 1967) was the final emperor of China, reigning as the eleventh monarch of the Qing dynasty from 1908 to 1912. When the Guangxu Emperor died without an heir, Empress Dowager Cixi picked his nephew Puyi, aged tw ...

) ** ''Zaichong'' (载冲), second son * Mistress, of the Liu clan (庶福晋刘氏) ** Zai'ao (载鏊, 1846–1884), fourth son. Married lady Ligiya. * Mistress, of the Chen clan (庶福晋陈氏)

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