Aisin-Gioro Mianhui (;20 October 1764 - 6 September 1796) was

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

imperial prince and

Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...

's grandson.

Life

Mianhui was born on 20 October 1764 as the eldest son of

Yongcheng Yongcheng () is county-level city in Henan province, China, and is the easternmost county-level division of the province, bordering Anhui province on all sides except the northwest and due north. Yongcheng has significant coal deposits and some ins ...

and lady

Wanyan The Wanyan (; Manchu: ''Wanggiyan''; Jurchen script: ) clan was among the clans of the Heishui Mohe tribe living in the drainage region of the Heilong River during the time of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty. Of the Heishui Mohe, the clan was coun ...

, later promoted to secondary princess consort. Mianhui was the only surviving son, hence sole heir to the

Prince Lü Prince Lü of the First Rank, or simply Prince Lü, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1636–1912). As the Prince Lü peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" status, this meant that each successive b ...

peerage. In 1775, he was present on the funeral of

Empress Xiaoyichun Empress Xiaoyichun (23 October 1727 – 28 February 1775), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Weigiya clan, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor. Life Family background Empress Xiaoyichun's personal name was not recorded in history. She was ...

. He inherited in 1777 as the prince of the third rank. In 1779, he was rewarded together with

Mian'en Aisin-Gioro Mian'en (定恭親王綿恩; 18 September 1747 – 18 July 1822) was Qing dynasty imperial prince and the second son of Yonghuang. Life Mian'en was born on 18 September 1747 to lady Irgen Gioro, Yonghuang's secondary consort. Mian' ...

with a yellow saddle for excelling in mount archery and horse riding, breaking the tradition of using purple and red saddles usually reserved for imperial clansmen. He died on 6 September 1796 and was posthumously honoured as Prince Lü of the Second Rank.

Family

Mianhui's primary consort was lady Borjigit, niece of Deleke and Princess Hewan of the First Rank, a daughter of

Hongzhou, Prince He Hongzhou ( Manchu:, Mölendroff: ''hungjeo''; 5 January 1712 – 2 September 1770), formally known as Prince He, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. Life Hongzhou was born in the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the fifth son of the Yo ...

of the First Rank. Mianhui did not have a male heir because his only son died in infancy. He adopted Mianqin's son Yilun into a peerage. * Primary consort, of the Barin

Borjigin A Borjigin, ; ; russian: Борджигин, Bordžigin; English plural: Borjigins or Borjigid (from Middle Mongolian);''Histoire des campagnes de Gengis Khan'', p. 119. Manchu plural: is a member of the Mongol sub-clan, which started with Bo ...

clan, daughter of Batu. **''Yiwen'', first son * Mistress, of the Zhao clan, daughter of Zhao Sheng

Ancestry

References

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