Mianyi Explained

Mianyi
Beile
Succession:Head of the House of Prince Xun peerage
Reign:1787–1809
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Yongzhang
Successor:Yixu
Birth Date:27 October 1771
Spouse:Lady Fuca
(m. 1785-1798)
Lady Tunggiya
(m.1800-1809)
Issue:Yixu
Yijing
Yiji
Father:Yongxing
Mother:Lady Fuca

Mianyi (綿懿; 1771–1809) was Yongxing's second son and the second holder of Prince Xun (循) peerage.

Life

Mianyi was born on 27 October 1771 in the Manor of Yongxing, Prince Chengzhe of the First Rank. His mother was lady Fuca, a primary consort. In 1776, he was adopted into a Prince Xun peerage as Yongzhang's son.[1] In 1785, he was sent to the Eastern Tour to Shandong, where he married his first princess consort, lady Fuca. The formal marriage was held in December 1785 at the imperial villa. 26 sheep, 30 tables, 30 banquet chairs and 40 vases of simmered rice vine were prepared for a wedding banquet by bride's father. The parents of princess consort were prohibited from hosting a banquet, unlike another imperial princes with consorts and officials.[2] The costs of marriage and preparation of the prince's manor reached 50000 taels of silver, which was considered as extravagant.[3]

Mianyi inherited the peerage as a beile in 1787.[4] He was demoted to second class zhenguo jiangjun in 1804 for committing a grave offence and was upgraded to beizi in the following year.[5] Mianyi died on 26 February 1809 and was posthumously restored as the Prince of the Third Rank. He was succeeded by his eldest son Yixu.[6]

Family

Mianyi was married to Lady Fuca, daughter of the governor of Shangong Mingxing since 1785. He remarried lady Tunggiya, daughter of third rank military official Yigui in 1798.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: "历史档案"/"Historical Archives". 历史档案杂志社. 2004. 18.
  2. Book: 《钦定礼部则例》"Regulations compiled by the Ministry of Rites".
  3. Book: 《认买官房开设典当》/"Report on the costs of housing ".
  4. Book: Qu/曲, Xiaoyue/小月. 老北京皇都风貌——老北京王府与大宅园/"Old accents of imperial city. Imperial residences and gardens in Beijing". Beijing Book Co. Inc. 2008.
  5. Book: "Completed edition of the genealogy of Aisin Gioro clan". Jilin Public Typography. 1997. 333.
  6. Book: 《愛新覺羅宗譜》.
  7. Book: 《清實錄:仁宗睿皇帝實錄》/"The Chronicles of Qing. Chronicles of the Renzong, Emperor Rui". 1800.
  8. Book: Wen, Yajun. "Sword of the Western Sky". Beijing Book Co. Inc.. 2002.