Yihui

In this Manchu name, the given name is  Yihui. In accordance with Manchu custom, it should be used alone or with titles but not with the clan name Aisin Gioro.

Prince Fu of the Second Rank

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Prince Fu of the Second Rank
多羅孚郡王
Head of the House of Prince Fu peerage
Tenure| 1850–1877
Predecessor| peerage created
Successor| Zaipei

Born| Yihui (奕譓)
(1845-11-15)15 November 1845
Died| 22 March 1877(1877-03-22) (aged 31)
| Posthumous name

Prince Fujing of the Second Rank (孚敬郡王)
House| Aisin Gioro
Father| Daoguang Emperor
Mother| Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun

Yihui (奕譓; 15 November 1845 – 22 March 1877) was the Daoguang Emperor's ninth son and the first holder of the Prince Fu of the Second Rank title. As the peerage was not granted iron-cap status, his successors would hold diminished ranks.[1] Prince Fu peerage was among the last Qing dynasty princely peerages.

## Life

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Yihui was born on 18 November 1845 to Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun in the Forbidden city.[2] Yihui had two elder brothers, Yixuan and Yihe.[3] In 1850, Yihui was granted a title of Prince Fu of the Second Rank and ordered to study in the Imperial Study.[4] His tutors were professors in the Hanlin academy He Guizhen (何桂珍), Hong Baolian (洪宝莲), Yin Zhaoyong (殷兆镛) and Lu Chaorui (吕朝瑞).[5]

Yihui's ultimate political career started after the Xinyou coup when 8 regents of the Tongzhi Emperor were ousted in coup. Yihui was rewarded for his contribution in deposition of the regents by organising research of the residences of Prince Zheng, Duanhua and Prince Yi, Zaiyuan. The reward consisted of one fox fur coat.[6] The confiscated manor of Zaiyuan was reconstructed to befit the standards of the residence of Prince of the Second Rank and given to Yihui and his potential descendants.[7]

In 1872, Yihui was granted a status of Prince of the First Rank which entitled him to receive privileges similar to Prince of the First Rank though nominally remaining Prince of the Second Rank.[8] In 1874, he was granted yellow horse-riding jacket and appointed as a commander of Han forces of the Plain Blue Banner.[9] In 1875, while Yihui supervised Gioro family school of the Plain Blue Banner, the vice director of Gioro Family School discovered several inflictions, largely related to deception in meddling the affairs and requested Imperial Clan Court to resolve the matter[10]

### Succession crisis

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Yihui died on 22 March 1877 and was posthumously honoured as Prince Fu Jing of the Second Rank (孚敬郡王).[11] As Yihui remained childless, there were two princes subsequently adopted as his successors. Yihui was firstly succeeded by Zaipei (载沛), member of Prince Yu of the Second Rank peerage in 1877. After the premature death of Zaipei in 1879,[12] Zaishu (载澍), member of Prince Zhi of the Second Rank peerage, succeeded Yihui as Prince of the Third Rank.[13] After Zaishu's death, Pujin (溥伒), grandson of Yicong by Prince Gongke of the Third Rank Zaiying, was adopted as Yihui's grandson and succeeded Zaishu as Prince of the Fourth Rank.[14]

## Family

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Yihui was hesitating for marriage that's why he married lady Saimile, daughter of consort Jinglin (景林) only after 1867.[15]

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Consorts:

* Primary consort, of the Saimile clan[16] (嫡福晋 赛密勒氏, d.1906[17])

Issue:

1.Adopted son: Prince of the Third Rank Zaipei (载沛;1872–1879), alias Zaihuang (载煌).

2.Adopted son: Zaishu (载澍; 1870–1909), born as Zaiji (载辑). Stripped of his title in 1897 and confined to Imperial Clan Court in 1901 without the right to return to the manor.

## Family tree

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Family tree of the Prince Fu of the Second Rank peerage

## References

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1. ^ Chang (常), Lin (林) (2018). Interesting Beijing. 崧燁文化事業有限公司. p. 120.
2. ^ "Chronicles of the Daoguang era". 422.
3. ^ Liu, Xiaomeng (2009). "13 Qing dynasty imperial princes". Beijing Book Co. Inc.
4. ^ Chronicles of the Xianfeng era. Vol. 1.
5. ^ Chronicles of the Xianfeng era. Vol. 26.
6. ^ Chronicles of the Tongzhi era. Vol. 22.
7. ^ Gu (顾), Jun (军) (2004). 北京的四合院与名人故居. 光明日报出版社. p. 87.
8. ^ 北京名人故居. 人民日报出版社. 2002. p. 88.
9. ^ 《清皇室四谱》.
10. ^ Gioro, Chongshou (崇寿) (1875). A request to try the case of supervisor of Gioro Family School Prince Fu of the Second Rank Yihui in the Imperial Clan court.
11. ^ Liu (刘), Dasheng (大胜) (2015). "Prince Regent Zaifeng"/"重读摄政王载沣". Beijing Book Co. Inc.
12. ^ "详细资料介绍_爱新觉罗宗谱网". www.axjlzp.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
13. ^ "详细资料介绍_爱新觉罗宗谱网". www.axjlzp.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
14. ^ A decree on adoption of Pujin as a grandson of Prince Fujing of the Second Rank Yihui. 1897.
15. ^ A decree on resolution of long-standing period of Yihui being unmarried. 1867.
16. ^ "详细资料介绍_爱新觉罗宗谱网". www.axjlzp.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
17. ^ "A decree on organisation of the funeral of Princess Consort Fujing of the Second Rank". 1906.