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

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

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Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1912). As the Prince Zhong 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 Yihe (奕詥; 1844–1868), the eighth son of the

Daoguang Emperor The Daoguang Emperor (; 16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), also known by his temple name Emperor Xuanxong of Qing, born Mianning, was the seventh Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning ...

. In 1850, Yihe was granted the title "Prince Zhong of the Second Rank" by his father. The title was passed down over two generations and held by three persons.

Members of the Prince Zhong peerage

Yihe Aisin Gioro Yihe (奕詥; 14 March 1844 – 17 December 1868) was Daoguang Emperor's eighth son and the first holder of Prince Zhong peerage. As the peerage was not granted perpetual inheritability, Yihe's potential successors would hold diminished ...

(奕詥; 1844–1868), the Daoguang Emperor's eighth son, held the title Prince Zhong of the Second Rank from 1850 to 1868, posthumously honoured as Prince Zhongduan of the Second Rank (鍾端郡王) ** Zaiying (載瀅; 1861–1909), Yixin's second son and Yihe's adopted son, held the title of a ''beile'' from 1868 to 1900, made an acting ''junwang'' in 1889, stripped of his title in 1900 **

Zaitao Zaitao (23 June 1887 – 2 September 1970), courtesy name Shuyuan, art name Yeyun, was a Manchu prince of the Qing dynasty. He was a half-brother of the Guangxu Emperor and an uncle of Puyi, the last Emperor of China. Biography Zaitao was born ...

(1887–1970), Yixuan's seventh son and Yihe's adopted son, held the title of a second class ''zhenguo jiangjun'' from 1890 to 1894, promoted to ''buru bafen fuguo gong'' in 1894, made an acting ''beizi'' in 1898, promoted to ''beile'' in 1902 and made an acting ''junwang'' in 1908 *** Pujia (溥佳; 1908–1949), Zaitao's son **** Yuyin (毓崟; 1927–?), Pujia's son

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhong, Prince Qing dynasty princely peerages

Members of the Prince Zhong peerage

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