Prince Xun of the Second Rank
Traditional Chinese多羅循郡王
Simplified Chinese多罗循郡王

Prince Xun of the Second Rank, or simply Prince Xun, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Xun 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 Yongzhang (永璋; 1735–1760), the Qianlong Emperor's third son. Yongzhang was posthumously honoured with the title "Prince Xun of the Second Rank" by his father in 1760. The title was passed down over six generations and held by six persons.

Members of the Prince Xun peerage

Members of the Prince Xun peerage
  • Yongzhang (永璋; 1735–1760), the Qianlong Emperor's third son, posthumously honoured with the title "Prince Xun of the Second Rank"
    • Mianyi (綿懿; 1771–1809), Yongxing's second son and Yongzhang's adopted son, inherited the Prince Xun peerage as a beile in 1787, demoted to second class zhenguo jiangjun in 1804, promoted to beizi in 1805, posthumously restored as a beile
      • Yixu (奕緒; 1791–1809), Mianyi's eldest son, held the title of a zhenguo jiangjun from 1799 to 1809, promoted to beizi in 1809
      • Yijing (奕經; 1791–1853), Mianyi's second son, held the title of a second class zhenguo jiangjun from 1816 to 1843, stripped of his title in 1843
      • Yiji (奕紀; 1797–1863), Mianyi's third son, initially a second class fuguo jiangjun, promoted to second class zhenguo jiangjun in 1832, stripped of his title in 1840
        • Zaixiao (載䥵; 1821–1872), Yiji's son
          • Pugu (溥顧; 1844–1902), Zaixiao's son
            • Yubin (毓邠; 1870–?), Pugu's son
        • Zaijian (載鏗; 1826–1871), Yiji's son
          • Pudui (溥㟋; 1848–1903), Zaijian's son
            • Yuping (毓平; 1881–?), Pudui's son
              • Hengyin (恆蔭; 1909–?), Yuping's son

Family tree

See also

References

  • Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Vol. 221. China.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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