Yonghuang

Yonghuang
Prince Ding of the First Rank
TenureTitle posthumously awarded
PredecessorNone
SuccessorMiande
Born(1728-07-05)5 July 1728
Died21 April 1750(1750-04-21) (aged 21)
ConsortsLady Ilari
IssueMiande
Mian'en, Prince Dinggong of the First Rank
Names
Aisin Gioro Yonghuang (愛新覺羅 永璜)
Posthumous name
Prince Ding'an of the First Rank (定安親王)
HouseAisin Gioro
FatherQianlong Emperor
MotherImperial Noble Consort Zhemin
Yonghuang
Traditional Chinese永璜
Simplified Chinese永璜

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[edit]

His mother Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin died when he was very young. 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[edit]

Primary Consort

  • Primary consort, of the Ilari clan (嫡福晉 伊拉里氏)
    • Miande, Prince of the Fourth Rank (貝子 綿德; 11 August 1747 – 17 November 1786), first son

Secondary Consort

Ancestry[edit]

Shunzhi Emperor (1638–1661)
Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722)
Empress Xiaokangzhang (1638–1663)
Yongzheng Emperor (1678–1735)
Weiwu
Empress Xiaogongren (1660–1723)
Lady Saiheli
Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799)
Wulu
Lingzhu (1664–1754)
Lady Qiao
Empress Xiaoshengxian (1692–1777)
Wugong
Lady Peng
Yonghuang (1728–1750)
Wengguotu
Imperial Noble Consort Zhemin (d. 1735)

In fiction and popular culture[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Vol. 221. China.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)