Prince Yi

Prince Yi of the Blood (zh: 怡親王) was the title of peerage first given to Yinxiang, the 13th son of the Kangxi Emperor of China, then subsequently inherited by his descendants. It was created by Yinxiang's brother the Yongzheng Emperor. After a power struggle won by Empress Dowager Cixi, Zaiyuan, Sixth Prince Yi was put to death and the title was abolished. The title was created again for the fifth-generation descendant of Hongjiao, the fifth son of Yinxiang, who passed it down two generations until the demise of the Qing Dynasty.

The title was inherited for seven generations:

First Creation

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡賢親王胤祥, 1722—1730, held by Yinxiang, 1st Prince Yi.

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡僖親王弘晓, 1730—1779, held by Hongxiao, 2nd Prince Yi.

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡恭親王永琅, 1779—1799, held by Yonglang, 3rd Prince Yi.

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡恪親王奕勋, 1799—1818, held by Yixun, 4th Prince Yi.

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡親王載坊, 1818—1819, held by Zaifang, 5th Prince Yi.

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡親王載垣, 1819—1861, held by Zaiyuan, 6th Prince Yi.

Second Creation

Empress Dowager Cixi allowed the re-creation of the title under another prince in 1865.

• Zaidun (载敦)

• Pujing (溥静)

• Yuqi (毓埼)

Family tree

References

• Yinxiang's descendants in Qing Histories (Chinese)