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

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(1644–1912). As the Prince Rong 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 Yongqi (1741–1766), the fifth son of the

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. In 1765, he was awarded the status of a ''qinwang'' (prince of the first rank) by his father under the title "Prince Rong of the First Rank". The title was passed down over seven generations and was held by nine persons. "Prince Rong" may also refer 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 unnamed fourth son (1657–1658), who died as an infant and was given the

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"Prince Rong of the First Rank".

Members of the Prince Rong peerage

* Yongqi (1741–1766), the

's fifth son, posthumously honoured as Prince Rongchun of the First Rank (榮純親王) ** Mianyi (綿億; 1764–1815), Yongqi's fifth son, initially a ''beile'' from 1784 to 1799, promoted to ''junwang'' in 1799, posthumously honoured as Prince Rongke of the Second Rank (榮恪郡王) *** Yihui (奕繪; 1799–1838), Mianyi's eldest son, held a ''beile'' title from 1815 to 1838 **** Zaijun (載鈞; 1818–1857), Yihui's eldest son, held a ''beizi'' title from 1838 to 1857 ***** Pumei (溥楣; 1844–1894), Zaichuan's eldest son and Zaijun's adoptive son, held the title of a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' from 1857 to 1866, stripped of his title in 1866 **** Zaizhao (載釗; 1825–1881), Yihui's second son, held the title of a ''fuguo jiangjun'' from 1844 to 1881, posthumously honoured as a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' in 1881 ***** Puyun (溥芸; 1850–1902), Zaizhao's third son, held the title of a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' from 1866 to 1902 ****** Yumin (毓敏; 1878–1912), Puyun's second son, held the title of a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' from 1902 to 1912 ******* Hengxu (1899–1966), better known as Jin Guangping, Yujian's son and Yumin's adoptive son, held the title of a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' from 1912 to 1945 ***** Puchang (溥菖), Zaizhao's ninth son, held the title of a third class ''fengguo jiangjun'' **** Zaichu (載初; 1832–1881), Yihui's fourth son, held the title of a ''fuguo jiangjun'' from 1857 to 1862

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rong, Prince Qing dynasty princely peerages Peerages of the Bordered Red Banner

Members of the Prince Rong peerage

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