Zaiyuan

Zaiyuan
Prince Yi of the First Rank
和碩怡親王
Regent of Qing Dynasty
Tenure22 August – November 1861
Serving with Duanhua, Sushun, Jingshou, Muyin, Kuang Yuan, Du Han and Jiao Youying
Appointed byXianfeng Emperor
Head of the House of Prince Yi peerage
Tenure1825–1861
PredecessorZaifang (as Prince Yi)
SuccessorZaitai (as buru bafen fuguo gong)
Born1816
Beijing
Died1861 (aged 44–45)
Beijing
SpouseLady Nara
Lady Fang
Names
Zaiyuan (載垣)
HouseAisin Gioro
FatherYixun
MotherLady Li
Zaiyuan
Traditional Chinese載垣
Simplified Chinese载垣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZǎiyuán
Wade–GilesTsai-yüan
Prince Yi
Traditional Chinese怡親王
Simplified Chinese怡亲王
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYí Qīnwáng
Wade–GilesI Chin-wang

Zaiyuan (16 October 1816 – 8 November 1861), formally known as Prince Yi, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. He was one of the eight regents appointed by the Xianfeng Emperor to assist his successor, the Tongzhi Emperor.