Miande Explained

Miande
綿德
Prince of the Fourth Rank
固山貝子
Succession:Head of the House of Prince Ding peerage
Reign:1750–1776
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Yonghuang
Successor:Mian'en
Birth Date:11 August 1747
Spouse:Lady Borjigit
Issue:Yichun
Lady of the Second Rank
Full Name:Aisin Gioro Miande (愛新覺羅 綿德)
House:Aisin Gioro
Father:Yonghuang, Prince Ding'an
Mother:Lady Ilari
Spouse 1:Lady Irgen Gioro

Miande (Chinese: 綿德; 11 August 1747 – 17 November 1786) was Yonghuang's eldest son and Qianlong Emperor's grandson.

Life

Miande was born on 11 August 1747 to lady Ilari, Yonghuang's princess consort. His father died in 1750 and was posthumously honoured as Prince Ding'an of the First Rank. Initially, Miande held a title of the first ranking prince.[1] In 1752, he was demoted to the Prince of the Second Rank. In 1775, Miande took part in the funeral of Empress Xiaoyichun.[2] In 1777, Miande arrived late at the funeral of Consort Shu and was forbidden from return to capital until the end of the mourning period. The prince was stripped of his title after it was revealed that he rewarded a fifth rank official Qin Xiong with a collection of precious calligraphy paintings. After the investigation led by Fuheng's son Fulong'an, Qin Xiong had been involved in hijacking Miande's horse.[3] The scandal didn't disturb the repromotion to the Duke of the First Rank in the following year. His title was passed younger brother, Mian'en.[4] In 1784, Miande was promoted to the Prince of the Fourth Rank. He died on 17 November 1786 and was succeeded by his son Yichun.His descendants became a minor clansmen in comparison to the descendants of his brother, who inherited the peerage as high-ranking princes.[5]

Family

Miande was married to Lady Borjigit, eldest daughter of Princess Hejing of the First Rank and leader of Khorchin Mongols Septeng Baljur.[6] In 1766, he married lady Irgen Gioro as a primary consort.

References

  1. Book: 《大清高宗純皇帝實錄》/"Chronicles of the Emperor Chun of the Qing Dynasty".
  2. Book: Aisin Gioro, Yongrong. 《乾隆四十年二月初七日多羅質郡王永瑢等奏為將皇貴妃娘家入鑲黃旗編為佐领事折》/"A report on granting the maiden family of Imperial Noble Consort Bordered Yellow Banner bannermanship". 1775.
  3. Book: '满汉名臣传'/"Biographies of famous Manchu and Han Chinese ministers". Heilongjiang Typography. 1991. 3963.
  4. Book: Zhou, Yuanlian/远廉. Great biography of the Qianlong Emperor. Henan public typography. 1990. 752.
  5. Book: Genealogy of the Aisin-Gioro clan.
  6. Book: 《竹叶亭杂记》/"Miscellaneous records of the pavilion of Bamboo Leaves".
  7. Book: 《為綿德阿哥福晉去世著加恩照郡王福晉例辦理事 》/"A report on the promotion of Miande's primary consort to princess consort of the second rank".