Prince Cheng of the First Rank
| Prince Cheng of the First Rank | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和碩成親王 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 和硕成亲王 | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ ᠮᡠᡨᡝᡵᡝᠩᡤᡝ ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ | ||||||||
| Romanization | hošoi muterengge cin wang | ||||||||
Prince Cheng of the First Rank, or simply Prince Cheng, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Cheng 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 Yongxing (永瑆; 1752–1823), the Qianlong Emperor's 11th son, who was made "Prince Cheng of the First Rank" in 1789. The title was passed down over seven generations and held by seven persons.
Members of the Prince Cheng peerage[]
Members of the Prince Cheng peerage
- Yongxing (永瑆; 1752 – 1823; 1st), the Qianlong Emperor's 11th son, held the title Prince Cheng of the First Rank from 1789 to 1823, posthumously honoured as Prince Chengzhe of the First Rank (成哲親王)
- 1 Mianqin (綿懃; 1768 – 1820; 2nd), initially a lesser bulwark duke, promoted to beile in 1802, posthumously promoted to Prince Cheng of the Second Rank in 1820
- 1 Yishou (奕綬; 1786 – 1812; 3rd), posthumously granted as a lesser bulwark duke in 1812, posthumously promoted to Prince Cheng of the Second Rank in 1823
- 1 Zairui (載銳; 1805 – 1859; 4th), initially a defender general from 1813 to 1820, promoted to beile in 1820, held the title Prince Cheng of the Second Rank from 1823 to 1859, posthumously honoured as Prince Chenggong of the Second Rank (成恭郡王)
- 1 Puzhuang (溥莊; 1830 – 1872; 5th), initially a third class defender general from 1858 to 1859, held the title of a beile from 1859 to 1872, made an acting junwang in 1860, had no male heir
- 2 & 3 Puying (溥英) & Puhua (溥華)
- 4 Pulan (溥蘭; 1833 – 1879), held the title of a third class defender general from 1857 to 1879
- 2 Yugao (毓杲; born 1864), held the title of a third class bulwark general from 1879
- Hengqi (恒奇; born 1893)
- 2 Yugao (毓杲; born 1864), held the title of a third class bulwark general from 1879
- 5 Puwei (溥蔚; 1834 – 1901), held the title of a third class defender general from 1857 to 1901
- Yutong (毓桐; 1890 – 1901), had no male heir
- 6 Puyun (溥蘊; 1837 – 1864), held the title of a defender general from 1857 to 1862, his title stripped in 1862
- Yubo (毓柏; 1858 – 1865), had no male heir
- 7 Puzhen (溥蓁; 1839 – 1864)
- 1 Yusu (毓橚; 1858 – 1918; 6th), adopted as Puzhuang's son and successor, held the title of a beizi from 1872 to 1918
- 1 & 2 Hengxi (恆喜) and Hengzhao (恆照)
- 3 Hengyan (恆燕; born 1893; 7th), held the title of a grace defender duke from 1922
- 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 Henglie (恆煭), Hengxiu (恆烋), Hengyang (恆
- 1 Yusu (毓橚; 1858 – 1918; 6th), adopted as Puzhuang's son and successor, held the title of a beizi from 1872 to 1918
- 1 Zairui (載銳; 1805 – 1859; 4th), initially a defender general from 1813 to 1820, promoted to beile in 1820, held the title Prince Cheng of the Second Rank from 1823 to 1859, posthumously honoured as Prince Chenggong of the Second Rank (成恭郡王)
- 1 Yishou (奕綬; 1786 – 1812; 3rd), posthumously granted as a lesser bulwark duke in 1812, posthumously promoted to Prince Cheng of the Second Rank in 1823
- 1 Mianqin (綿懃; 1768 – 1820; 2nd), initially a lesser bulwark duke, promoted to beile in 1802, posthumously promoted to Prince Cheng of the Second Rank in 1820