Prince Chun of the First Rank, or simply Prince Chun, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the

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-led

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(1644–1912). As the Prince Chun 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

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(1660–1679), the

Shunzhi Emperor The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661) was the second Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty of China, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1644 to 1661. A Deliberative Council of Prince ...

's seventh son. In 1674, Lunghi was granted the title "Prince Chun of the First Rank" by his third brother, the

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. After Lunghi's death, the title was passed on to his infant son, Fu'erhulun (1679–1681), who died prematurely. The peerage thus ended with Fu'erhulun's death.

Members of the Prince Chun peerage

(隆禧; 1660–1679), the Shunzhi Emperor's seventh son, held the title Prince Chun of the First Rank from 1674 to 1679, posthumously honoured as Prince Chunjing of the First Rank (純靖親王) ** Fu'erhulun (富爾祜倫; 1679–1681), Lunghi's son, held the title Prince Chun of the First Rank from 1679 to 1681, died prematurely and had no heir

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chun, Prince Qing dynasty princely peerages 1674 establishments in China Peerages of the Bordered White Banner Extinct Qing dynasty princely peerages

Members of the Prince Chun peerage

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