Hongxi (prince)
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This name uses Manchu naming customs. The family name is Aisin Gioro.
Hongxi (理親王 弘晳; 25 August 1694 – 26 October 1742), was a Qing imperial prince. He was the second son of Crown Prince Yunreng, and through him the grandson of the Kangxi Emperor. His mother was Lady Ligiya,[1] Yunreng's secondary consort.
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Tenure | 1723-1726 | ||||
Successor | Hongwei | ||||
Born | Aisin Gioro Hongxi (愛新覺羅 弘晳) (1694-08-25)25 August 1694 康熙三十三年甲戌七月初五日辰時 Beijing, Forbidden City | ||||
Died | October 26, 1742(1742-10-26) (aged 48) 乾隆七年九月二十八日卯時卒 Beijing | ||||
Consorts | Lady Ulanghan | ||||
Issue | See § Family | ||||
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House | Aisin Gioro | ||||
Father | Crown Prince Yunreng | ||||
Mother | Secondary Consort, of the Ligiya clan |
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Hongxi is most well known for leading five other princes in a failed coup in 1739. The plotters wanted to remove the Qianlong Emperor and enthrone Hongxi instead.