Yonglin


Yonglin, 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 ; 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", but was later renamed to "Prince Qing of the Second Rank". 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". 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
Secondary Consort
  • Secondary consort, of the Taogiya clan
  • * Fourth son
  • * Mianti, Prince of the Fourth Rank, fifth son
  • * Mianxing, Duke of the Fourth Rank, sixth son
  • * Sixth daughter
Concubine
  • Mistress, of the Janggiya clan
  • * Lady of the Second Rank, first daughter
  • ** Married Zhalawaduo'erji of the Tumed in December 1805 or January 1806
  • Mistress, of the Li clan
  • * Third daughter
  • * Princess of the Third Rank, fifth daughter
  • Mistress, of the Sun clan
  • * Fourth daughter
  • Mistress, of the Zhao clan
  • * Seventh daughter
  • ** Married Sanzhaxili of the Kharchin Wulianghaijileimote clan in December 1835 or January 1836

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