Prince Chun (created 1723)

Prince Chun of the First Rank
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	和碩淳親王
Simplified Chinese	和硕淳亲王
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin héshuò chún qīnwáng Wade–Giles ho-shuo ch'un ch'in-wang
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ ᠪᠣᠯᡤᠣ ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ
Romanization	hošoi bolgo cin wang

Prince Chun of the First Rank, or simply Prince Chun, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Chun 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 Yunyou (允祐; 1680–1730), the Kangxi Emperor's seventh son. In 1709, Yunyou was granted the title "Prince Chun of the Second Rank" by his father. He was promoted to "Prince Chun of the First Rank" in 1723 during the reign of his fourth brother, the Yongzheng Emperor. The title was passed down over seven generations and held by seven persons.

Members of the Prince Chun peerage

• Yunyou (允祐; 1680 – 1730; 1st), 's seventh son of Kangxi Emperor, initially a beile, promoted to Prince Chun of the Second Rank in 1709 and then to Prince Chun of the First Rank in 1723, posthumously honoured as Prince Chundu of the First Rank (淳度親王)
  • 1 Hongshu (弘曙; 1698 – 1738), designated as Yunyou's hereditary prince from 1723 to 1727, his title stripped in 1727
    • three surviving sons: Yong'an (永安), Yongdun (永敦) and Yongsheng (永盛)
  • 2 Hongzhuo (弘晫; 1700 – 1743), held the title of a bulwark general in 1743
    • 2 Yonghong (永玒), held the title of a supporter general from 1744 to 1752
    • 3 Yongzhuang (永莊), held the title of a grace general from 1753 to 1777
  • 6 Hongjing (弘暻; 1711 – 1777; 2nd), designated as Yunyou's hereditary prince from 1727 to 1730, held the title Prince Chun of the Second Rank from 1730 to 1777, posthumously honoured as Prince Chunshen of the Second Rank (淳慎郡王)
    • other sons: Yongfan (永璠), Yongxie (永協), Yongqia (永恰), Yongzhuo (永卓) and Yongguang (永廣)
    • 8 Yongyun (永鋆; 1771 – 1820; 3rd), held the title of a beile from 1778 to 1820. His primary consort was one of Heshen's daughter.
      • 1 Miansuan (綿算)
      • 2 Mianqing (綿清; 1791 – 1851; 4th), held the title of a first class bulwark general from 1812 to 1821, promoted to beizi in 1821
        • three sons: Yilin (奕麟), Yimao (奕茂) and Yishu (奕孰)
        • 4 Yiliang (奕樑; 1819 – 1887; 5th), held the title of a third class defender general from 1838 to 1851, promoted to grace defender duke in 1851, made an acting beizi in 1872
          • eldest and 2nd son: Zaizhao (載炤) and Zaiguang (載灮)
          • 3 Zaikui (載㷇; 1862 – 1894; 6th), held the title of a grace defender duke from 1887 to 1894
            • 1 Pukun (溥堃; 1885 – 1932; 7th), held the title of a grace defender duke from 1895 to 1932
              • (a) Yuying (毓蓥), Pukun's adopted son
          • 4th to 6th son: Zaixiu (載烋), Zaixi (載熹) and Zaizheng (載烝), all of them were third class imperial body guards
        • 5 Yiquan (奕權), held the title of a second class bulwark general from 1844 to 1864, had no male heir
        • 6 Yirong (奕榕), held the title of a grace general from 1844 to 1875, stripped of his title in 1875
        • 7th to 11th son: Yimo (奕模), Yichun (奕純), Yixiao (奕效), Yisu (奕肅) and Yibo (奕博)
        • 12 Yifeng (奕楓), held the title of a grace general from 1851 to 1881
          • 3 Zaiwei (載煒), held the title of a grace general from 1881
      • 3 Miansan (綿𣿯), held the title of a first class bulwark general from 1826 to 1871, had no male heir
      • 4 Mianxie (綿爕), a vice commander-in-chief
      • 5 Mianxun (綿洵), held the title of a grace general from 1826 to 1858
        • 1 Yijian (奕檻), held the title of a grace general from 1859 to 1886
          • 1 Zaiyu (載煜), held the title of a grace general from 1887
      • 6 Mianjing (綿瀞)
      • 7 Mianshu (綿淑), held the title of a grace general from 1826 to 1847
        • 1 Yihua (奕樺), held the title of a grace general from 1847 to 1862, his title stripped in 1862
      • other younger sons: Miantian (綿田), Mianying (綿英) and Miangui (綿貴)
  • 7 Hongtai (弘泰; 1720 – 1757), held the title of a third class supporter general from 1743 to 1757

Family tree

•   - Title bearers
•   - Emperors

		adoption
																																Kangxi Emperor
																																7
																																Yunyou 允祐 1 1680 – 1730 Prince Chundu of the First Rank 淳度親王 1723 – 1730
1								2																								6								7
Hongshu 弘曙 1698 – 1738 Hereditary Prince 世子 1723 – 1727 (title stripped)								Hongzhuo 弘晫 1700 – 1743 Bulwark General 輔國將軍 1743																								Hongjing 弘暻 2 1711 – 1777 Prince Chunshen of the Second Rank 淳慎郡王 1730 – 1777								Hongtai 弘泰 1720 – 1757 Third Class Supporter General 三等 奉國將軍 1743 – 1757
								2								3																8
Yong'an 永安 Yongdun 永敦 Yongsheng 永盛								Yonghong 永玒 Supporter General 奉國將軍 1744 – 1752								Yongzhuang 永莊 Grace General 奉恩將軍 1753 – 1777								Yongfan 永璠 Yongxie 永協 Yongqia 永恰 Yongzhuo 永卓 Yongguang 永廣								Yongyun 永鋆 3 1771 – 1820 Beile 貝勒 1778 – 1820
																								1								2								3								4																								5								6								7
																								Miansuan 綿算								Mianqing 綿清 4 1791 – 1851 Beizi 貝子 1821 – 1851								Mian-? 綿𣿯 First Class Bulwark General 一等 輔國將軍 1826 – 1871								Mianxie 綿爕																								Mianxun 綿洵 Grace General 奉恩將軍 1826 – 1858								Mianjing 綿瀞								Mianshu 綿淑 Grace General 奉恩將軍 1826 – 1847
																																4								5								6																12								1																1
																								1. Yilin 奕麟 2. Yimao 奕茂 3. Yishu 奕孰								Yiliang 奕樑 5 1819 – 1887 Grace Defender Duke acting Beizi 奉恩鎮國公 衔 貝子 1851 – 1887								Yiquan 奕權 Second Class Bulwark General 二等 輔國將軍 1844 – 1864								Yirong 奕榕 Grace General 奉恩將軍 1844 – 1875 (title stripped)								7. Yimo 奕模 8. Yichun 奕純 9. Yixiao 奕效 10. Yisu 奕肅 11. Yibo 奕博								Yifeng 奕楓 Grace General 奉恩將軍 1851 – 1881								Yijian 奕檻 Grace General 奉恩將軍 1859 – 1886																Yihua 奕樺 Grace General 奉恩將軍 1847 – 1862 (title stripped)
																																3																																1								1
																								1. Zaizhao 載炤 2. Zaiguang 載灮								Zaikui 載㷇 6 1862 – 1894 Grace Defender Duke 奉恩鎮國公 1887 – 1894								4. Zaixiu 載烋 5. Zaixi 載熹 6. Zaizheng 載烝																								Zaiwei 載煒 Grace General 奉恩將軍 1881								Zaiyu 載煜 Grace General 奉恩將軍 1887
																																1
																																Pukun 溥堃 7 1885 – 1932 Grace Defender Duke 奉恩鎮國公 1895 – 1932
																																Yuying 毓蓥

See also

• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty

References

• Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Vol. 220. China.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)