Life

Yihui was born on 18 November 1845 to Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun in the Forbidden city. Yihui had two elder brothers, Yixuan and Yihe. In 1850, Yihui was granted a title of Prince Fu of the Second Rank and ordered to study in the Imperial Study. His tutors were professors in the Hanlin academy He Guizhen (何桂珍), Hong Baolian (洪宝莲), Yin Zhaoyong (殷兆镛) and Lu Chaorui (吕朝瑞).

Yihui's ultimate political career started after the Xinyou coup when 8 regents of the Tongzhi Emperor were ousted in coup. Yihui was rewarded for his contribution in deposition of the regents by organisation of searching of the residences of Prince Zheng, Duanhua and Prince Yi, Zaiyuan. The reward consisted of one fox fur coat. The confiscated manor of Zaiyuan was reconstructed to befit the standards of the residence of Prince of the Second Rank and given to Yihui and his potential descendants.

In 1872, Yihui was granted a status of Prince of the First Rank which entitled him to receive privileges similar to Prince of the First Rank though nominally remaining Prince of the Second Rank. In 1874, he was granted yellow horse-riding jacket and appointed as a commander of Han forces of the Plain Blue Banner. In 1875, while Yihui supervised Gioro family school of the Plain Blue Banner, the vice director of Gioro Family School discovered several inflictions, largely related to deception in meddling the affairs and requested Imperial Clan Court to resolve the matter

Succession crisis

Yihui died on 22 March 1877 and was posthumously honoured as Prince Fu Jing of the Second Rank (孚敬郡王). As Yihui remained childless, there were two princes subsequently adopted as his successors. Yihui was firstly succeeded by Zaipei (载沛), member of Prince Yu of the Second Rank peerage in 1877. After the premature death of Zaipei in 1879, Zaishu (载澍), member of Prince Zhi of the Second Rank peerage, succeeded Yihui as Prince of the Third Rank. After Zaishu's death, Pujin (溥伒), grandson of Yicong by Prince Gongke of the Third Rank Zaiying, was adopted as Yihui's grandson and succeeded Zaishu as Prince of the Fourth Rank.

Family

Yihui was hesitating for marriage that's why he married lady Saimile, daughter of censort Jinglin (景林) only after 1867.

----Consorts:

• Primary consort, of the Saimile clan (嫡福晋赛密勒氏, d.1906)

Issue:

1.Adopted son: Prince of the Third Rank Zaipei (载沛;1872–1879), alias Zaihuang (载煌).

2.Adopted son: Zaishu (载澍; 1870–1909), born as Zaiji (载辑). Stripped of his title in 1897 and confined to Imperial Clan Court in 1901 without the right to return to the manor.

Family tree

生平

奕譓生于道光二十五年十月十六日（1845年11月15日）。生母為琳貴妃烏雅氏。他是奕譞的同母弟弟，光緒帝的叔父。道光三十年正月（1850年），奕譓被封為孚郡王。准戴用紅絨結頂冠，朝服蟒袍俱准用金黃色。咸豐帝即位後，奕譓兩次獲「免宴見叩拜，奏事書名。」同治三年四月（1864年）分府，在內廷行走，仍在上書房讀書。同治三年七月，管理樂部，十月派充正白旗總族長。同治四年三月（1865年），管理武英殿、正藍旗覺羅學事務。同治十年六月（1871年）補授內大臣。同治十一年九月（1872年），賞加親王銜。同治十三年九月（1874年），賞穿黃馬褂。光緒元年（1875年），補授正藍旗漢軍都統。

光緒三年二月初八日（1877年3月22日）申時薨，享年33歲，謚曰敬。

奕譓葬于今北京市海澱區蘇家坨鎮草廠村，其墓俗稱「九王墳」。

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