Hongshi (18 March 1704 – 20 September 1727) was a Manchu prince

Qing Dynasty nobility

The Qing Dynasty of China developed a complicated peerage system for ranking nobility. All titles were to be inherited by a noble's eldest son, but always one grade lower. There were instances, however, where an emperor approved of a title being hereditary . This was regarded as an honour by the...

 of the Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro was the family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The House of Aisin Gioro ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which established a republican government in its place. The word aisin means gold in the Manchu language, and "gioro" is the name of the place in...

 clan, and the third son of the Yongzheng Emperor

Yongzheng Emperor

The Yongzheng Emperor , born Yinzhen , was the fifth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the third Qing emperor from 1722 to 1735. A hard-working ruler, Yongzheng's main goal was to create an effective government at minimal expense. Like his father, the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng used military...

 of China's

China

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 Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

. His mother was the Yongzheng Emperor's concubine, Consort Qi of the Li clan

Consort Qi (Qing Dynasty)

- Biography :Consort Qi, came from the Han Chinese Li clan whom were bondservants the Aisin Gioro clan "ruling clan of China, 1644 - 1912". She was the daughter of Li Wen Hua ....

 (齊妃李氏).

Instigated in part by his uncle, Yinsi, Prince Lian

Yinsi, Prince Lian

Yinsi, the Prince Lian to avoid breaching the tradition of naming taboo on the Yongzheng Emperor's name; Akina after losing his peerage title) was born to the Kangxi Emperor and Imperial Consort Liang of the Wei clan As the Kangxi Emperor's eighth son, he was the Eighth Imperial Prince.After...

, Hongshi plotted against his younger half-brother Hongli, Prince Bao (the later Qianlong Emperor

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...

). As a result, he was stripped of his titles and was forced to hang himself before Hongli

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...

 ascended the throne in 1735. This was due to the Yongzheng Emperor

Yongzheng Emperor

The Yongzheng Emperor , born Yinzhen , was the fifth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the third Qing emperor from 1722 to 1735. A hard-working ruler, Yongzheng's main goal was to create an effective government at minimal expense. Like his father, the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng used military...

's own prolonged struggle against his many brothers for the throne, and their constant sabotaging of his policies thereafter. Afterwards, Hongshi was forever expelled from the Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro

Aisin Gioro was the family name of the Manchu emperors of the Qing Dynasty. The House of Aisin Gioro ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which established a republican government in its place. The word aisin means gold in the Manchu language, and "gioro" is the name of the place in...

 clan.

Personal information

• Father
  • Yongzheng Emperor
    Yongzheng Emperor
    The Yongzheng Emperor , born Yinzhen , was the fifth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the third Qing emperor from 1722 to 1735. A hard-working ruler, Yongzheng's main goal was to create an effective government at minimal expense. Like his father, the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng used military...
    
    
• Mother
  • Consort Qi
    Consort Qi (Qing Dynasty)
    - Biography :Consort Qi, came from the Han Chinese Li clan whom were bondservants the Aisin Gioro clan "ruling clan of China, 1644 - 1912". She was the daughter of Li Wen Hua ....
    
     of the Li clan (齊妃李氏); daughter of Prefect Li Wenhui (知府 李文輝)
• Wife
  • Lady Donggo (棟鄂氏), daughter of Shangshu Xierda (尚書 席爾達)
• Concubine
  • Lady Zhong (鐘氏), daughter of Zhong Da (鐘達)
  • Lady Tian (田氏), mother of Yongshen
• Son
  • Aisin Gioro Yongshen (愛新覺羅 永珅), died at the age of three

Ancestry