Yongqi, Prince Rong
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Aisin-Gioro Yongqi (23 March 1741 - 16 April 1766) was the fifth son of the Qianlong Emperor
, and bore the title "Prince Rong" (荣亲王). His mother was Noble Consort Yu, a member of the Haigiya clan.
and Hong Kong actor Leo Ku
in later series. Historically, Yongqi had one wife and two concubines, who bore him six sons in total, but five died in infancy. Yongqi himself died at the age of 25, leaving behind a widow and one son, named Mian Yi (15 August 1764 - 1815).
Qianlong Emperor
The Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796...
, and bore the title "Prince Rong" (荣亲王). His mother was Noble Consort Yu, a member of the Haigiya clan.
Portrayal In Dramas
Prince Rong is perhaps best known as a fictionalised character in Princess Returning Pearl （还珠格格） television series, portrayed by eminent Taiwanese actor Alec SuAlec Su
Alec Su is a Taiwanese pop star and versatile actor in films and television dramas. He became famous as a member of the Taiwanese Idol Band The Little Tigers, formed in 1988, and later for his first Chinese TV series Princess Returning Pearl .-Little Tigers:Alec Su's career started in 1988, at...
and Hong Kong actor Leo Ku
Leo Ku
Leo Ku Kui Kei is a famous China and Hong Kong artist, Cantonese and Mandarin pop singer, actor, host, cartoonist, MV Director and Producer, and designer; he is one of the highest visibility and Greater China Pop Male Artist, a major figure in popular music culture. Leo had earned the "Ten...
in later series. Historically, Yongqi had one wife and two concubines, who bore him six sons in total, but five died in infancy. Yongqi himself died at the age of 25, leaving behind a widow and one son, named Mian Yi (15 August 1764 - 1815).
Personal information
- Father
- Qianlong EmperorQianlong EmperorThe Qianlong Emperor was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796...
- Qianlong Emperor
- Mother
- Noble Consort Yu (15 June 1714 - 9 July 1792), of the Haigiya clan (海佳氏); daughter of Ergi, an imperial examinations examiner
- Wife
- Lady Siringioro, a granddaughter of Ortai; mother of Yongqi's sixth son
- Concubine
- Lady Socolo, daughter of Left Imperial Oversight Advisor Guanbo; mother of Yongqi's first, third, and fourth sons as well as Prince Mianyi
- Lady Hu, daughter of Hu Cunzhu (胡存柱); mother of Yongqi's second son
- Sons
- eldest son (died young)
- second son (b./d. 1760), died on the same day that he was born
- third son (died young)
- fourth son (15 August 1764 - c. October 1764), elder twin brother of Mianyi; died less than two months after his birth
- Mianyi 綿億 (15 August 1764 - 1815), inherited Yongqi's title Prince Rong
- sixth son (b. 1765), died 21 days after his birth
- Descendants
- Jin GuangpingJin GuangpingJin Guangping or Aisin-Gioro Hengxu was a Chinese linguist of Manchu ethnicity who is known for his studies of the Jurchen and Khitan languages and scripts.-Biography:...
(Aisin-Gioro Hengxu), scholar of Jurchen languageJurchen languageJurchen language is an extinct language. It was spoken by Jurchen people of eastern Manchuria, the creators of the Jin Empire in the northeastern China of the 12th–13th centuries. It is classified as a Southwestern Tungusic language.-Writing:...
and Khitan languageKhitan languageThe Khitan language is a now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people . Khitan is generally deemed to be genetically linked to the Mongolic languages. It was written using two mutually exclusive writing systems known as the Khitan large script and the Khitan small script...
, sixth generation descendant - Jin QizongJin QizongJin Qizong or Aisin-Gioro Qizong was a Chinese historian and linguist of Manchu ethnicity who is known for his studies of the Manchu and Jurchen languages...
(Aisin-Gioro Qizong), historian and scholar of Manchu languageManchu languageManchu is a Tungusic endangered language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin Chinese and there are fewer than 70 native speakers of Manchu out of a total of nearly 10 million ethnic Manchus...
and Jurchen languageJurchen languageJurchen language is an extinct language. It was spoken by Jurchen people of eastern Manchuria, the creators of the Jin Empire in the northeastern China of the 12th–13th centuries. It is classified as a Southwestern Tungusic language.-Writing:...
, seventh generation descendant - Aisin-Gioro UlhicunAisin-Gioro UlhicunAisin-Gioro Ulhicun is a Chinese linguist of Manchu ethnicity who is known for her studies of the Manchu, Jurchen and Khitan languages and scripts. She is also known as a historian of the Liao and Jin dynasties...
, historian and scholar of Manchu languageManchu languageManchu is a Tungusic endangered language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin Chinese and there are fewer than 70 native speakers of Manchu out of a total of nearly 10 million ethnic Manchus...
, Jurchen languageJurchen languageJurchen language is an extinct language. It was spoken by Jurchen people of eastern Manchuria, the creators of the Jin Empire in the northeastern China of the 12th–13th centuries. It is classified as a Southwestern Tungusic language.-Writing:...
, and Khitan languageKhitan languageThe Khitan language is a now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people . Khitan is generally deemed to be genetically linked to the Mongolic languages. It was written using two mutually exclusive writing systems known as the Khitan large script and the Khitan small script...
, eighth generation descendant
- Jin Guangping