Yixuan

Yixuan, Yi-xuan or Yi Xuan may refer to:

Yixuan, Prince Chun

Yixuan (16 October 1840 – 1 January 1891), formally known as Prince Chun of the First Rank or simply Prince Chun, was an imperial prince of the Aisin Gioro clan and a statesman of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in China. He was the father of the Guangxu Emperor, and the paternal grandfather of Puyi (the Last Emperor) through his son Zaifeng.

Family background

Yixuan was born in the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan as the seventh son of the Daoguang Emperor. His mother was Lady Uya (烏雅氏). Four months after his birth, Lady Uya, a concubine of the Daoguang Emperor who was recently promoted to "Noble Lady Lin" (琳貴人), was further elevated to the status of "Imperial Concubine Lin" (琳嬪), a rare distinction. Lady Uya's rapid rise through the ranks continued, and she was promoted to "Consort Lin" (琳妃) and "Noble Consort Lin" (琳貴妃) in 1842 and 1846 respectively. She was ultimately granted by the Tongzhi Emperor a posthumous title of "Imperial Noble Consort Zhuangshun" (莊順皇貴妃), making her second only to the Empress.