Prince Hui (first rank)

Prince Hui of the First Rank, or simply Prince Hui, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Hui 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.

The first bearer of the title was Mianyu (綿愉; 1814–1865), the Jiaqing Emperor's fifth son, who was made "Prince Hui of the First Rank" in 1839. The title was passed down over three generations and held by three persons.

Members of the Prince Hui peerage

• Mianyu (綿愉; 1814–1865), the Jiaqing Emperor's fifth son, made a junwang (second-rank prince) in 1820, promoted to qinwang (first-rank prince) under the title "Prince Hui of the First Rank" in 1839, posthumously honoured as Prince Huiduan of the First Rank (惠端親王)
  • Yixun (奕詢; 1849–1871), Mianyu's fourth son, made a buru bafen fuguo gong in 1856, promoted to feng'en zhenguo gong in 1864
    • Zaize (1868–1929), Yicheng's son and Yixun's adopted son, initially a feng'en fuguo gong from 1877 to 1894, promoted to feng'en zhenguo gong in 1894, made an acting beizi in 1908
  • Yixiang (奕詳; 1849–1886), Mianyu's fifth son, made a buru bafen fuguo gong in 1860, promoted to feng'en zhenguo gong in 1864, held the title Prince Hui of the Second Rank from 1865 to 1886, made an acting qinwang in 1872, posthumously honoured as Prince Huijing of the Second Rank (惠敬郡王)
    • Zairun (載潤; 1878–1963), Yixiang's eldest son, held the title of a beile from 1886 to 1945
      • Puyou (溥佑; 1909–?), Zairun's son
        • Yuhuan (毓峘; 1936–?), Puyou's son
    • Zaiji (載濟; 1880–1894), Yixiang's second son and Yimo's adopted son, held the title of a third class zhenguo jiangjun from 1886 to 1894
    • Zaiguang (載光), Yicheng's son, held the title of a fengguo jiangjun
      • Pujie (溥佶; 1889–1926), Zaiguang's second son and Yimo's successor, made a feng'en zhenguo gong in 1905
        • Yusong (毓崧; 1909–?), Pujie's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en fuguo gong from 1927
  • Yimo (奕謨; 1850–1905), Mianyu's sixth son, made a buru bafen zhenguo gong in 1856, promoted to feng'en zhenguo gong in 1864, made an acting beizi in 1872, promoted to beizi in 1884, made an acting beile in 1889
    • Zaitao (1887–1970), Yixuan's seventh son and Yimo's adopted son, initially a second class zhenguo jiangjun, promoted to buru bafen zhenguo gong in 1894, transferred to the Prince Zhong peerage in 1898 and made an acting beizi

Family tree

See also

• Prince Yu (愉)
• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty

References

• Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Volume 221. China.