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 from the Weigiya clan, also bore the Qianlong Emperor's 15th son, Yongyan ; Yonglin and the Jiaqing Emperor were thus full brothers.
In 1789, Yonglin was granted the title of a beile. He was promoted to junwang 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, 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 some 40 li southwest of Beijing's Changping District.
Around 1851, during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor, the Imperial Household Department took back the Prince Qing 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 Mansion, is a museum open to the public.

Family

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