Mianzhi Explained

Mianzhi
Prince Yi of the Second Rank
Chinese: 多羅儀郡王
Succession:Head of the House of Prince Yi peerage
Reign:1832–1834
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Yongxuan
Successor:Yiyin
Birth Date:3 May 1768
Posthumous Name:Prince Yishun of the Second Rank (儀順郡王)
Spouse:Lady Guwalgiya
Issue:Yiji
Yiyin
Yicai
Father:Yongxuan
Mother:Wang Yuying

Mianzhi (; 3 May 1768 - 19 May 1834) was Qing dynasty imperial prince and Qianlong Emperor's grandson.

Life

Mianzhi was born on 3 May 1768 as the eldest son of Yongxuan.[1] His mother was Wang Yuying, a servant in the prince's manor.[2]

He was holding a title of lesser bulwark duke until 1803, when he was promoted to the prince of the fourth rank. His deceased biological mother was bestowed a title of secondary consort in 1805.[3] In 1809, he was granted a title of third-ranking prince.[4] He had a status of Prince of the Second Rank in two terms: 1813-1815 and 1819[5] -1823. In 1832, he inherited a peerage as a junwang.[6] Mianzhi died on 19 May 1834 and was posthumously conferred a title "Prince Yishun of the Second Rank (多罗仪顺郡王, "yishun" meaning "virtuous and obedient").

Family

References

  1. Book: "玉牒"/"Jade Tables".
  2. Book: 《清宮醫案集成》/ "Medical Records of the Imperial Palace".
  3. Book: 《為绵志生母王氏已故著施恩追封仪亲王侧福晋事》/ "A report on promoting Mianzhi's biological mother to secondary consort"..
  4. Book: Cha, Dongfan. Six stories. Qing. 2019.
  5. Book: 嘉庆实录卷三百七十二/"Chronicles of the Jiaqing era", volume 372.
  6. Book: 道光实录卷四十八/"Chronicles of the Daoguang era", book 48.
  7. Web site: 永璇_永璇简介_永璇的故事-故事大全. 2020-11-10. www.gsw888.com.
  8. Book: Genealogy of the Aisin Gioro clan.