Yicong (23 July 1831 – 18 February 1889), formally known as
Prince Dun (or Prince Tun), was a
Manchu
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prince of the
Qing dynasty
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.
Life
Yicong was born in the
Aisin Gioro
The House of Aisin-Gioro is 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 chie ...
clan as the fifth son of the
Daoguang Emperor
The Daoguang Emperor (16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanzong of Qing, personal name Mianning, was the seventh List of emperors of the Qing dynasty, emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing e ...
. 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
The Jiaqing Emperor (13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820), also known by his temple name Emperor Renzong of Qing, personal name Yongyan, was the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. He was ...
, 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, previously romanized as Jehol, was a former Chinese special administrative region and province centered on the city of Rehe, now known as Chengde.
Administration
Rehe was north of the Great Wall and east of Mongolia in southwestern M ...
with the emperor, while their sixth brother,
Yixin (Prince Gong), was in the imperial capital,
Beijing
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. 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
The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, was the tenth Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China ...
. His great-grandson,
Yuyan, was a self-proclaimed successor to
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 ...
, 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 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
** Fifth daughter (b. 17 December 1857)
*** Married Kunlin (堃林) of the Manchu
Tunggiya
Tunggiya (Manchu: , Chinese: 佟佳) is the name of a Manchu clan.
Notable figures Males
*Yangzhen (養真/养真; d. 1621), grandfather of Empress Xiaokangzhang
**Tulai (圖賴/图赖; 1606–1658), a first rank military official (都統/都 ...
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
See also
*
Prince Dun
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References
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1831 births
1889 deaths
Daoguang Emperor's sons
Qing dynasty imperial princes
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