Yinxiang, Prince Yi

Yinxiang
Prince Yi of the First Rank
Portrait of Yinxiang
Prince Yi of the First Rank
Reign1722–1730
PredecessorNone
SuccessorHongxiao
Chief Councillor
In office1729–1730
PredecessorNone
SuccessorMarsai
Born(1686-11-16)16 November 1686
Died18 June 1730(1730-06-18) (aged 43)
Burial
Tomb of Prince Yixian of the First Rank, Laishui County
ConsortsLady Joogiya
Issue
Names
  • Yinxiang (1686–1722 & after death) (胤祥)
  • Yunxiang (1722–1730) (允祥)
Posthumous name
Prince Yi Zhongjing Chengzhi Qinshen Lianming Xian of the First Rank (和碩怡忠敬誠直勤慎廉明賢親王) (full version)
Prince Yixian of the First Rank (和碩怡賢親王) (simplified version)
HouseAisin-Gioro
FatherKangxi Emperor
MotherImperial Noble Consort Jingmin
Yinxiang
Chinese胤祥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYìnxiáng
Wade–GilesY'in-hsiang
Yunxiang
Chinese允祥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǔnxiáng

Yinxiang (16 November 1686 – 18 June 1730), formally known as Prince Yi, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. The thirteenth son of the Kangxi Emperor, Yinxiang was a major ally of his brother Yinzhen (that is, the Yongzheng Emperor) during the latter's struggle for the succession of the throne. He was made a qinwang (first-grade prince) during Yongzheng's reign and became one of his closest advisors. He died eight years into the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor and was memorialized with top honours by the emperor. When he died, his title was granted "iron-cap" status and became perpetually inheritable, one of the only twelve such princes in Qing dynasty history.