Aisin Gioro Yongzhang (永璋; 15 July 1735 – 26 August 1760) was the Qianlong Emperor's third son.

Life

Yongzhang was born in the Manor of Prince Bao on 15 July 1735 as the third son of Prince Bao of the First Rank, Hongli. His mother, Lady Su, held a title of mistress (庶福晋). Yongzhang was not partucularily excellent in horse riding because of lung disease, typical for his

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and mother. Some sources claim that his mother suffered from hemoptysis. When Yongzhang was critically ill at the age of 15, Qianlong Emperor ordered lamas to pray for him. In 1748, he was tasked with overseeing the mourning of

Empress Xiaoxianchun Empress Xiaoxianchun (28 March 1712 – 8 April 1748), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Fuca clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and first empress consort of Hongli, the Qianlong Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from ...

. Yongzhang was removed from the succession list together with his brother

Yonghuang Yonghuang ( Manchu: ''Yong huwang''; 5 July 1728 – 21 April 1750) was an imperial prince of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in China. Born in the Aisin Gioro clan, he was the eldest son of the Qianlong Emperor. His mother was Imperial Noble Co ...

for his behavior during the funeral. In 1759, the

Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui (13 June 1713 – 2 June 1760), of the Han Chinese Plain White Banner Su clan, was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor. She was two years his junior. Life Family background Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui's persona ...

fell sick in the

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. Yongzhang brought his mother back to Beijing. He died a year later and was posthumously honoured with the title "Prince Xun of the Second Rank".

Family

Although Yongzhang was married to lady Borjigin, daughter of Heshuo Princess Shushen and Guanyinbao, he was unable to have male heirs because his sole son died prematurely and his daughter had no rights to inherit the peerage because of her marriage. His lineage was continued by Yongxing's son Mianyi. ---- Primary Consort * Primary consort, of the

Khorchin The Khorchin ( mn, Хорчин, ''Horçin''; ''Qorčin''; ) are a subgroup of the Mongols that speak the Khorchin dialect of Mongolian and predominantly live in northeastern Inner Mongolia of China. History The Ming dynasty gave Borjigin p ...

Borjigin clan (嫡福晋) Secondary Consort * Secondary consort, of the

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 count ...

clan (侧福晋) ** ''First son'' (19 January 1756 – 14 February 1756) * Secondary consort, of an unknown clan (侧福晋; d. 1759) * Secondary consort, of the

Gūwalgiya Gūwalgiya ( Manchu Chinese: ; ) was one of the most powerful Manchu clans. It is often listed by historians as the first of the eight prominent Manchu clans of the Qing dynasty. After the demise of the dynasty, some of its descendants siniciz ...

clan (侧福晋) ** Lady of the Second Rank (县君; 29 July 1755 – 24 March 1777), first daughter *** Married Danba Dorji, of the Harqin Ulanghaigimot clan

Family tree of the descendants

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yongzhang Qing dynasty imperial princes Qianlong Emperor's sons Prince Xun (循) 1735 births 1760 deaths