Prince Yi of the Blood was the title of peerage

Peerage

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 first given to Yinxiang

Yinxiang

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, the 13th son of the Kangxi Emperor

Kangxi Emperor

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 of China

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, then subsequently inherited by his descendants. It was created by Yinxiang's brother the Yongzheng Emperor

Yongzheng Emperor

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. After a power struggle won by Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi1 , of the Manchu Yehenara clan, was a powerful and charismatic figure who became the de facto ruler of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China for 47 years from 1861 to her death in 1908....

, Zaiyuan, Sixth Prince Yi was put to death and the title was abolished. The title was created again for the fifth-generation descendant of Hongjiao, the fifth son of Yinxiang, who passed it down two generations until the demise of the Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

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The title was inherited for seven generations:

First Creation

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡賢親王胤祥, 1722—1730, held by Yinxiang, 1st Prince Yi
  Yinxiang, 1st Prince Yi
  Yinxiang, 1st Prince Yi of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro clan was a noble of the Qing Dynasty born as the 13th surviving son to the Kangxi Emperor...
  
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• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡僖親王弘晓, 1730—1779, held by Hongxiao, 2nd Prince Yi.

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡恭親王永琅, 1779—1799, held by Yonglang, 3rd Prince Yi.

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡恪親王奕勋, 1799—1818, held by Yixun, 4th Prince Yi.

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡親王載坊, 1818—1819, held by Zaifang, 5th Prince Yi.

• Prince Yi of the Blood (1st Rank) 怡親王載垣, 1819—1861, held by Zaiyuan, 6th Prince Yi
  Zaiyuan, 6th Prince Yi
  Zaiyuan was a prince of the Qing Dynasty. He was also one of the eight regents appointed by the Xianfeng Emperor to assist his successor, the Tongzhi Emperor. His title was Prince Yi of the First Rank .-Biography:...
  
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Second Creation

Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi1 , of the Manchu Yehenara clan, was a powerful and charismatic figure who became the de facto ruler of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China for 47 years from 1861 to her death in 1908....

 allowed the re-creation of the title under another prince in 1865.

• Zaidun (载敦)

• Pujing (溥静)

• Yuqi (毓埼)

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