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 Yunti (1688–1756), the Kangxi Emperor's 14th son, who was granted the title "Prince Xun of the Second Rank" by the Qianlong Emperor in 1748. The title was passed down over seven generations and held by eight persons.
Members of the Prince Xun peerage
Yunti (16 January 1688 – 16 February 1755), the Kangxi Emperor's 14th son, initially a beizi from 1709, promoted to junwang (second-rank prince) in 1723, demoted to beizi in 1724, stripped of his title in 1725, restored as a fuguo gong in 1737, promoted to beile in 1747, granted the title "Prince Xun of the Second Rank" in 1748, posthumously honoured as Prince Xunqin of the Second Rank (恂勤郡王) Hongchun (弘春; 11 October 1703 – 3 March 1739), Yunti's eldest son, initially a beizi, stripped of his title in 1724, restored as a feng'en zhenguo gong in 1726, promoted to beizi in 1728, promoted to beile in 1731, promoted to junwang as "Prince Tai of the Second Rank" (泰郡王) in 1733, demoted to beizi in 1734, stripped of his title in 1735 Yongxin (永信; 1 October 1720 – 15 February 1806), Hongchun's eldest son Yongjin (永晉), Hongchun's son Mianbei (綿備), Yongjin's son Yishan (13 June 1790 – 30 June 1878), Mianbei's eldest son, held the title of a first class zhenguo jiangjun from 1847 to 1878 Zaizhuo (載鷟), Yishan's second son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1851 to 1876 Puhan (溥翰), Zaizhuo's eldest son, held the title of a third class fengguo jiangjun from 1857 to 1878, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1878 to 1886 Yuzhao (毓照), Puhan's third son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1887 Hongming (弘明; 25 April 1705 – 4 February 1767), Yunti's second son, held the title of a beile from 1735 to 1767, posthumously honoured as Gongqin Beile (恭勤貝勒) Yongzhong (永忠; 1735–1793), Hongming's eldest son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1756 to 1793 Miansuan (綿算), Yongzhong's fifth son, held the title of a third class fengguo jiangjun from 1793 to 1844, had no male heir Yongshuo (永碩; 1736–1808), Hongming's second son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1757 to 1767, promoted to beizi in 1767 Mianling (綿齡; 1776–1824), Yongshuo's third son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1795 to 1808, promoted to feng'en zhenguo gong in 1808 Yixing (奕興; 1812–1858), Mianling's fourth son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1824 to 1858 Zaisen (載森; 1843–1887), Yixing's second son, held the title of a buru bafen zhenguo gong from 1858 to 1887 Pubo (溥博; 1872–1894), Zaisen's eldest son, held the title of a buru bafen zhenguo gong from 1887 to 1894, had no male heir Puduo (溥多; 1879–?), Zaisen's second son, held the title of a buru bafen zhenguo gong from 1895, had no male heir Yubao (毓寶; 1903–?) Zaiguo (載國), Yixing's third son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1868 to 1895, had no male heir Mianzan (綿贊), Yongshuo's fourth son, held the title of a second class fuguo jiangjun from 1799 to 1818 Yicheng (奕誠), Mianzan's eldest son Zaigui (載桂), Yicheng's eldest son, held the title of a second class fengguo jiangjun from 1818 to 1866 Yipu (奕譜), Mianzan's second son, held the title of a fengguo jiangjun from 1821 to 1834, had no male heir Yiqia (奕洽), Mianzan's third son, held the title of a fengguo jiangjun from 1824 to 1868 Zaihe (載荷), Yiqia's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1857 to 1885, had no male heir Zaishen (載申), Yiqia's second son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1864 Puxi (溥錫), Zaishen's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1918 Mianbang (綿榜), Yongshuo's fifth son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1799 to 1822, stripped of his title in 1822 Mianmo (綿默), Yongshuo's sixth son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1799 to 1854 Yiban (奕班), Mianmo's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1854 to 1875, had no male heir Mian'ao (綿翺), Yongshuo's seventh son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1809 to 1829, stripped of his title in 1829 Mianxiang (綿翔), Yongshuo's eighth son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1812 to 1822 Yicui (奕萃), Mianxiang's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1823 to 1858 Zaice (載策), Yicui's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1858 to 1878, had no male heir Yongtian (永恬), Hongming's third son, held the title of a first class fengguo jiangjun from 1757 to 1767 Mianxu (綿旭), Yongtian's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1767 to 1813 Yimei (奕湄), Mianxu's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1813 to 1826 Yidao (奕道), Mianxu's fourth son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1827 to 1844, had no male heir Yongti (永梯), Hongming's fourth son, held the title of a first class fengguo jiangjun from 1762 to 1790 Miankuan (綿欵), Yongti's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1790 to 1826 Yipu (奕樸), Miankuan's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1826 to 1859 Zaitun (載屯), Yipu's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1827 to 1881, had no male heir
Family tree
See also Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty
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