Prince Zhi (直)

Prince Zhi of the Second Rank, or simply Prince Zhi, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Zhi 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 Yunzhi (1672–1735), the eldest son of the Kangxi Emperor. In 1698, Yunzhi was granted the title "Prince Zhi of the Second Rank" by his father. The title was passed down over three generations and held by three persons.

Members of the Prince Zhi peerage

• Yunzhi (1672–1735), the Kangxi Emperor's eldest son, held the title Prince Zhi of the Second Rank from 1698 to 1708, stripped of his title in 1708, given a funeral befitting a beizi in 1735
  • Hongfang (弘昉; died 1772), Yunzhi's second son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1735 to 1772
    • Yongyang (永揚; 1747–1777), Hongfang's ninth son, held the title of a feng'en fuguo gong in 1773 but was stripped of his title within the same year, had no male heir
    • Yongping (永㺸; 1723–1771), Hongfang's son
      • Mianliang (綿亮; 1750–1774), Yongping's son
    • Yongtuo (永𤣯; 1727–1780), Hongfang's son
      • Mianhao (綿灝; 1747–1807), Yongtuo's son
        • Yigui (奕貴; 1768–1799), Mianhao's son
          • Zaimou (載謀; 1795–1854), Yigui's son
            • Puqi (溥麒; 1825–1878), Zaimou's son
              • Yubao (毓葆; 1874–?), Puqi's son and Pujia's adopted son
              • Hengyuan (恆元; 1911–?), Yubao's son and Yuying's adopted son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1917
            • Pulin (溥麟; 1822–1895), Zaimou's son
              • Yuying (毓英; 1870–1915), Pulin's son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1889 to 1915, had no male heir
            • Purui (溥瑞; 1828–1862), Zaimou's son and Yizhang's adopted grandson, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1848 to 1862
              • Yuquan (毓荃; 1871–1889), Purui's son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1862 to 1889
      • Mianrong (綿蓉; 1752–1804), Yongtuo's son
        • Yixi (奕璽; 1777–1836), Mianrong's son
          • Zaima (載禡; 1813–1841), Yixi's son
      • Mianbi (綿比; 1762–1823), Yongtuo's son and Yongyang's adopted son
        • Yijiang (奕江; 1793–1872), Mianbi's eldest son
          • Zaizhen (載振; 1824–1856), Yijiang's son
            • Pujia (溥佳; 1845–1876), Zaizhen's eldest son
    • Yong-? (永𤣳; 1728–1760), Hongfang's son
      • Miannai (綿鼐; 1748–1780), Yong-?'s son
  • Hongxiang (弘晌; 1718–1781), Yunzhi's 13th son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1773 to 1781
    • Yongduo (永多; 1740–1809), Hongxiang's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1781 to 1809
      • Miangen (綿亘; 1761–1803), Yongduo's son
        • Yizhang (奕章; 1796–1850), Miangen's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1809 to 1848, had no male heir

Family tree

See also

• Prince Fu
• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty

References

• Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Volume 220. China.