Prince Rong

Prince Rong of the First Rank, or simply Prince Rong, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Rong peerage was not awarded "iron-cap" status, this meant that each successive bearer of the title would normally start off with a title downgraded by one rank vis-à-vis that held by his predecessor. However, the title would generally not be downgraded to any lower than a feng'en fuguo gong except under special circumstances.

Prince Rong of the First Rank
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese和碩榮親王
Simplified Chinese和硕荣亲王
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ
ᡩᡝᡵᡝᠩᡤᡝ
ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ
Romanizationhošoi derengge cin wang

The first bearer of the title was Yongqi (1741–1766), the fifth son of the Qianlong Emperor. In 1765, he was awarded the status of a qinwang (prince of the first rank) by his father under the title "Prince Rong of the First Rank". The title was passed down over seven generations and was held by nine persons.

"Prince Rong" may also refer the Shunzhi Emperor's unnamed fourth son (1657–1658), who died as an infant and was given the posthumous title "Prince Rong of the First Rank".

Members of the Prince Rong peerage
  • Yongqi (1741–1766), the Qianlong Emperor's fifth son, posthumously honoured as Prince Rongchun of the First Rank (榮純親王)
    • Mianyi (綿億; 1764–1815), Yongqi's fifth son, initially a beile from 1784 to 1799, promoted to junwang in 1799, posthumously honoured as Prince Rongke of the Second Rank (榮恪郡王)
      • Yihui (奕繪; 1799–1838), Mianyi's eldest son, held a beile title from 1815 to 1838
        • Zaijun (載鈞; 1818–1857), Yihui's eldest son, held a beizi title from 1838 to 1857
          • Pumei (溥楣; 1844–1894), Zaichuan's eldest son and Zaijun's adoptive son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1857 to 1866, stripped of his title in 1866
        • Zaizhao (載釗; 1825–1881), Yihui's second son, held the title of a fuguo jiangjun from 1844 to 1881, posthumously honoured as a feng'en zhenguo gong in 1881
        • Zaichu (載初; 1832–1881), Yihui's fourth son, held the title of a fuguo jiangjun from 1857 to 1862

Family tree
adoption
Yongqi
永琪
(1741–1766)
Prince Rongchun
榮純親王
(1765–1766)
Mianyi
綿億
(1764–1815)
Prince Rongke (of the Second Rank)
榮恪郡王
(1784–1815)
Yihui
奕繪
(1799–1838)
Beile
貝勒
(1815–1838)
Zaijun
載鈞
(1818–1857)
Beizi
貝子
(1839–1857)		Zaizhao
載釗
(1825–1881)
Feng'en Zhenguo Gong
奉恩鎮國公
(1881)
(posthumously awarded)		Zaichu
載初
(1832–1881)
Fuguo Jiangjun
輔國將軍
(1857–1862)
Pumei
溥楣
(1844–1894)
Feng'en Zhenguo Gong
奉恩鎮國公
(1857–1866)
(stripped of his title)		Puyun
溥芸
(1850–1902)
Feng'en Zhenguo Gong
奉恩鎮國公
(1866–1902)		Puchang
溥菖
Third Class Fengguo Jiangjun
三等奉國將軍
Yujian
毓簡		Yumin
毓敏
(1878–1912)
Feng'en Zhenguo Gong
奉恩鎮國公
(1902–1912)		Yugeng
毓庚
Hengxu
恆煦
(1899–1966)
Feng'en Zhenguo Gong
奉恩鎮國公
(1912–1945)
Qicong
啟孮
(1918–2004)		Qixuan
啟暄
(born 1919)

See also

References
  • Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Vol. 221. China.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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