Prince He of the First Rank | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 和碩和親王 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 和硕和亲王 | ||||||||
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Prince He of the First Rank (Manchu: ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ
ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᡴᠠ
ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ; hošoi hūwaliyaka cin wang), or simply Prince He, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince He 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 Hongzhou (1712–1770), the fifth son of the Yongzheng Emperor. In 1733, he was awarded the status of a qinwang (prince of the first rank) by his father under the title "Prince He of the First Rank". The title was passed down over seven generations and was held by eight persons.
Hongzhou 弘晝 (1712–1770) Prince Hegong 和恭親王 (1733–1770) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yongbi 永璧 (1733–1772) Prince Heqin 和勤親王 (1770–1772) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mianlun 綿倫 (1752–1774) Prince Hejin (of the Second Rank) 和謹郡王 (1772–1775) | Mianxun 綿循 (1758–1817) Prince Heke (of the Second Rank) 和恪郡王 (1775–1817) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Yiheng 奕亨 (1783–1817) Beile 貝勒 (1817–1832) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Zairong 載容 (1824–1881) Minke Beizi 敏恪貝子 (1832–1881) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pulian 溥廉 (1854–1898) Feng'en Zhenguo Gong 奉恩鎮國公 (1881–1898) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yuzhang 毓璋 (1889–1937) Feng'en Zhenguo Gong 奉恩鎮國公 (1898–1937) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hengde 恆德 (born 1908) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Qitai 啟泰 (born 1925) | |||||||||||||||||||||||