Yonghuang

Yonghuang (Manchu: ᠶᠣᠩ
ᡥᡠᠸᠠᠩ Yong huwang; 5 July 1728 – 21 April 1750) was an imperial prince of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in China. Born in the Aisin Gioro clan, he was the eldest son of the Qianlong Emperor. His mother was Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin.

Life

In 1748, while the Qianlong Emperor was on an inspection tour in southern China, his first empress consort, Empress Xiaoxianchun, died. Yonghuang, as the emperor's eldest son, was tasked with overseeing the empress's funeral. Yonghuang and his third brother, Yongzhang (永璋; 1735–1760), did not mourn the empress as deeply as expected. When the Qianlong Emperor found out later, he was extremely displeased, so he reprimanded Yonghuang and Yongzhang and removed them from his list of potential successors.

Yonghuang died in 1750. The Qianlong Emperor deeply regretted his earlier decision but it was too late. He gave Yonghuang the posthumous title "Prince Ding'an of the First Rank".

Family

Yonghuang had at least two sons. The eldest one, Miande (綿德; 1747–1786), was born to Yonghuang's primary consort, Lady Yilali (伊拉裡氏). The Qianlong Emperor allowed Miande to inherit the Prince Ding peerage as a qinwang in 1750, but eventually stripped him of his title in 1776 for unprofessional conduct.

Yonghuang's second son, Mian'en (綿恩; 1747–1822), was born to Yonghuang's secondary consort, Lady Irgen-Gioro (伊爾根覺羅氏). Initially made a junwang, he was promoted to qinwang in 1793. He succeeded Miande as the third member of the Prince Ding peerage.

See also

• Prince Ding
• 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.