Prince Rui (瑞)

Prince Rui of the First Rank (Manchu: ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ
ᠰᠠᠪᡳᠩᡤᠠ
ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ
; hošoi sabingga cin wang), or simply Prince Rui, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Rui 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 Rui of the First Rank
Traditional Chinese和碩瑞親王
Simplified Chinese和硕瑞亲王
Prince Duan of the Second Rank
Traditional Chinese多羅端郡王
Simplified Chinese多罗端郡王
Zaiyi (1856–1922), the third in the Prince Rui line
Zaixun (1885–1949), the fourth in the Prince Rui line

The first bearer of the title was Mianxin (綿忻; 1805–1828), the Jiaqing Emperor's fourth son, who was made "Prince Rui of the First Rank" in 1819. It was briefly renamed to Prince Duan of the Second Rank (Prince Duan) between 1894 and 1900 when Zaiyi inherited the title. The title was passed down over three generations and held by four persons.

Members of the Prince Rui peerage

  • Mianxin (綿忻; 1805–1828), the Jiaqing Emperor's fourth son, held the title Prince Rui of the First Rank from 1819 to 1828, posthumously honoured as Prince Ruihuai of the First Rank (瑞懷親王)
    • Yizhi (奕誌; 1827–1850), Mianxin's eldest son, held the title Prince Rui of the Second Rank from 1828 to 1850, posthumously honoured as Prince Ruimin of the Second Rank (瑞敏郡王)

Family tree

  • - Title bearers
  • - Emperors


adoption
Jiaqing Emperor
24
Daoguang EmperorMianxin 綿忻 1
1805 – 1828
Prince Ruihuai of the First Rank
瑞懷親王
1819 – 1828
571
Yicong 奕誴
Prince Dunqin of the First Rank
惇勤親王
Yixuan 奕譞
Prince Chunxian of the First Rank
醇賢親王
Yizhi 奕誌 2
1827 – 1850
Prince Ruimin of the Second Rank
瑞敏郡王
1828 – 1850
26
Zaiyi 載漪 3
1856 – 1922

Prince Duan of the Second Rank
端郡王
1894 – 1900
Zaixun 載洵 4
1885 – 1949

Beile acting Junwang
郡王銜貝勒
1908 – 1949
12
Puzhuan 溥僎
1875 – 1920
First Class Defender General
一等鎮國將軍
1894 – 1920
Pujun 溥儁
1885 – 1942
Lesser Bulwark Duke
不入八分輔國公
1901 – 1942
Pugong 溥侊
1904 – c. 1960s

See also

References

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