Prince Rui (created 1819)

Prince Rui of the First Rank (Manchu: ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ
ᠰᠠᠪᡳᠩᡤᠠ
ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ
; hošoi sabingga cin wang), or simply Prince Rui, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Rui 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.

Prince Rui of the First Rank
Traditional Chinese和碩瑞親王
Simplified Chinese和硕瑞亲王
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinhéshuò ruì qīnwáng
Wade–Gilesho-shuo jui ch'in-wang
Prince Duan of the Second Rank
Traditional Chinese多羅端郡王
Simplified Chinese多罗端郡王
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinduōluó duān jùnwáng
Wade–Gilesto-lo tuan chün-wang
Zaiyi (1856–1922), the third in the Prince Rui line

The first bearer of the title was Mianxin (綿忻; 1805–1828), the Jiaqing Emperor's fourth son, who was made "Prince Rui of the First Rank" in 1819. It was briefly renamed to Prince Duan of the Second Rank (Prince Duan) between 1894 and 1900 when Zaiyi inherited the title. The title was passed down over three generations and held by four persons.

Members of the Prince Rui peerage

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Members of the Prince Rui peerage
  • Mianxin (綿忻; 1805–1828), the Jiaqing Emperor's fourth son, held the title Prince Rui of the First Rank from 1819 to 1828, posthumously honoured as Prince Ruihuai of the First Rank (瑞懷親王)
    • Yizhi (奕誌; 1827–1850), Mianxin's eldest son, held the title Prince Rui of the Second Rank from 1828 to 1850, posthumously honoured as Prince Ruimin of the Second Rank (瑞敏郡王)
 
Zaixun (1885–1949), the fourth in the Prince Rui line

Family tree

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See also

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References

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