Yonglin (17 June 1766 – 25 April 1820), formally known as Prince Qing, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty in China.
Life
Yonglin was born in the Aisin-Gioro clan as the 17th and youngest son of the Qianlong Emperor. His mother, Empress Xiaoyichun, also bore the Qianlong Emperor's 15th son, Yongyan (the Jiaqing Emperor); Yonglin and the Jiaqing Emperor were thus full brothers.
In 1775, his birth mother died of illness. He was raised by Noble Consort Ying in Jingren Palace.
In 1789, Yonglin was granted the title of a beile. He was promoted to junwang (second-rank prince) in 1799 under the title "Prince Hui of the Second Rank" (æÂ é¡çÂÂ), but was later renamed to "Prince Qing of the Second Rank" (æÂ
¶é¡çÂÂ). The Jiaqing Emperor gave him Heshen's former residence as his personal mansion. In 1820, Yonglin was promoted to qinwang (first-rank prince), hence he was known as "Prince Qing of the First Rank" (æÂ
¶è¦ªçÂÂ). He died in the same year and was buried somewhere in the present-day Baiyanggou Natural Scenic Area, which is located southwest of Beijing's Changping District.
Around 1851, during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor, the Imperial Household Department took back the Prince Qing's Mansion from Yonglin's descendants. A year later, the Xianfeng Emperor gave the mansion to his sixth brother, Prince Gong. The mansion, now called the Prince Gong's Mansion, is a museum open to the public.
Family
Primary Consort
- Imperial Princess Consort Qingxi, of the Niohuru clan (æÂ
¶åÂÂ亲çÂÂç¦ÂæÂ éÂÂç¥Â祿æ°Â; d. 1801)
- Mianheng (ç¶¿æÂÂ; 25 January 1790 â 10 February 1790), first son
- Second son (8 August 1793 â 24 August 1795)
- Second daughter (26 July 1796 â 9 August 1801)
- Step Imperial Princess Consort Qingxi, of the Ugiya clan (æÂ
¶åÂÂ亲çÂÂç¦ÂæÂ æÂ¦ä½³æ°Â, d. 1823)
- Mianmin, Prince Qingliang of the Second Rank (æÂ
¶è¯é¡ç 綿æÂ
Â; 6 March 1797 â 11 November 1836), third son
Secondary Consort
- Secondary consort, of the Taogiya clan (å´ç¦ÂæÂ é¶佳æ°Â)
- Fourth son (27 February 1809)
- Mianti, Prince of the Fourth Rank (è²Âå 綿æÂÂ; 23 July 1811 â 25 December 1849), fifth son
- Mianxing, Duke of the Fourth Rank (ä¸ÂÃ¥Â
¥åÂ
«åÂÂè¼ÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¥Â
¬ ç¶¿æÂ§; 30 January 1814 â 15 March 1879), sixth son
- Sixth daughter (25 July 1815 â 23 February 1818)
Concubine
- Mistress, of the Janggiya clan (張佳æ°Â)
- Lady of the Second Rank (縣åÂÂ; b. 8 January 1788), first daughter
- Married Zhalawaduo'erji (æÂÂæÂÂç¦å¤Âç¾æ¿Â) of the Tumed in December 1805 or January 1806
- Mistress, of the Li clan (æÂÂæ°Â; d. 1820)
- Third daughter (28 November 1804 â 1 June 1807)
- Princess of the Third Rank (é¡主; 23 September 1813 â 12 August 1820), fifth daughter
- Mistress, of the Sun clan (嫿°Â)
- Fourth daughter (12 October 1811 â 7 May 1813)
- Mistress, of the Zhao clan (è¶Âæ°Â)
- Seventh daughter (b. 8 September 1817)
- Married Sanzhaxili (ä¸ÂæÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ裡) of the Kharchin Wulianghaijileimote (çÂÂ亮海åÂÂÃ¥ÂÂè«ç¹) clan in December 1835 or January 1836
In fiction and popular culture
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