Prince Ding

Prince Ding of the First Rank, or simply Prince Ding, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1636–1912). As the Prince Ding 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 Yonghuang (1728–1750), the Qianlong Emperor's eldest son, who received the title posthumously in 1750. The title was passed down over seven generations and held by eight persons.

Members of the Prince Ding peerage

* Yonghuang (1728–1750), the Qianlong Emperor's eldest son, posthumously honoured as Prince Ding'an of the First Rank (定安親王) in 1750
** Miande (綿德; 1747–1786), Yonghuang's eldest son, initially a ''qinwang'', demoted to ''junwang'' in 1752, stripped of his title in 1776, restored as a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' in 1777, promoted to ''beizi'' in 1784
*** Yichun (奕純; 1767–1816), Miande's eldest son, initially a third class ''fuguo jiangjun'', promoted to ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' and then to ''beizi'' from 1786 to 1816
**** Zaixi (載錫), Yichun's eldest son, initially a third class ''fuguo jiangjun'' from 1799 to 1809, promoted to ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' in 1809, promoted to ''beizi'' in 1816
***** Puxi (溥喜), Zaixi's second son, initially a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'', demoted to ''buru bafen fuguo gong'' in 1832, stripped of his title in 1838
***** Puji (溥吉), Zaixi's third son, held the title of a third class ''zhenguo jiangjun'' from 1825 to 1838, promoted to ''feng'en fuguo gong'' in 1838, had no male heir
**** Zaiming (載銘; 1795–1840), Yichun's third son, held the title of a third class ''fuguo jiangjun'' from 1816 to 1840
***** Puxian (溥咸), Zaiming's second son, held the title of a third class ''fengguo jiangjun'' from 1843 to 1866, promoted to ''buru bafen fuguo gong'' in 1866
****** Yuhou (毓厚), Puxian's eldest son, held the title of a ''buru bafen fuguo gong'' from 1868 to 1890, had no male heir
****** Yuxiang (毓祥), Puhe's third son, held the title of a ''buru bafen fuguo gong'' from 1891 to 1926
** Mian'en (綿恩; 1747–1822), Yonghuang's second son, initially a ''junwang'', promoted to ''qinwang'' in 1793, posthumously honoured as Prince Dinggong of the First Rank (定恭親王)
*** Yishao (奕紹; 1776–1836), Mian'en's second son, held the title of a ''buru bafen fuguo gong'' from 1799 to 1803, promoted to ''feng'en fuguo gong'' in 1803, promoted to ''beizi'' in 1804, promoted to ''beile'' in 1819, succeeded his father as Prince Ding of the First Rank in 1822, posthumously honoured as Prince Dingduan of the First Rank (定端親王)
**** Zaiquan (載銓; 1794–1854), Yishao's eldest son, initially a second class ''fuguo jiangjun'', promoted to second class ''zhenguo jiangjun'' in 1823, promoted to ''buru bafen zhenguo gong'' in 1831, promoted to ''feng'en fuguo gong'' in 1835, held the title of a ''junwang'' from 1836 to 1854, posthumously promoted to ''qinwang'' and honoured as Prince Dingmin of the First Rank (定敏親王)
***** Puxu (溥煦; 1831–1907), Zaiming's fifth son and Zaiquan's successor, held the title of a ''junwang'' from 1854 to 1907, posthumously honoured as Prince Dingshen of the Second Rank (定慎郡王)
****** Yuchang (毓長; 1851–1903), Puxu's eldest son, held the title of a ''zhenguo jiangjun'' from 1872 to 1903
******* Hengqi (恆圻; 1887–1956), Yuchang's fifth son, held the title of a ''fuguo jiangjun'' from 1903 to 1945
******** Qizu (啟族; 1915–2002), Hengqi's son, adopted the name "Jin Yi'an", calligrapher and poet
******** Qikai (啟凱; 1925–?), Hengqi's son
****** Yulang (毓朗; 1864–1922), Puxu's second son, initially a third class ''zhenguo jiangjun'', held the title of a ''beile'' from 1907 to 1922, posthumously honoured as Minda Beile (敏達貝勒)
******* Hengbo (恆馞; 1907–1956), Yulang's second son, held the title of a ''beizi'' from 1922 to 1945
******** Qixing (啟星; 1927–1971), Hengbo's son
****** Yuying (毓盈; 1881–1922), Puxu's fourth son, held the title of a third class ''zhenguo jiangjun'' from 1903
******* Henglan (恆蘭), Yuying's eldest son, held the title of a ''fuguo jiangjun''

Family tree

See also

* Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty

References

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Qing dynasty princely peerages