Prince Hui of the Second Rank, or simply Prince Hui, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Hui 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 Bo'erguoluo (博爾果洛), Šose's second son and a great-grandson of Nurhaci (the founder of the Qing dynasty). In 1665, Bo'erguoluo was granted the title "Prince Hui of the Second Rank" by the Kangxi Emperor. The title was passed down over four generations and held by three persons.
Members of the Prince Hui peerage
Bo'erguoluo (博爾果洛; 1651–1712), Šose's second son, held the title Prince Hui of the Second Rank from 1665 to 1684, stripped of his title in 1684 Fucang (福蒼), Bo'erguoluo's fifth son, posthumously honoured as a beile in 1750 Qiulin (球琳), Fucang's eldest son, held the title of a junwang from 1728 to 1746, demoted to beile in 1746, stripped of his title in 1757 Dejin (德謹), Qiulin's second son, held the title of a feng'en fuguo gong from 1758 to 1763, stripped of his title in 1763 Dechun (德春), Qiulin's third son, held the title of a third class zhenguo jiangjun from 1764 to 1765 Desan (德三), Qiulin's fourth son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1768 to 1791 Tuyi (徙義), Desan's eldest son, held the title of a fengguo jiangjun from 1792 to 1806, stripped of his title in 1806 Yitai (伊泰), Bo'erguoluo's son Minghe (明赫), Yitai's son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1737 to 1739, stripped of his title in 1739 Sule (素勒), Minghe's son Wanxiang (萬祥), Sule's second son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1806 to 1835 Henglin (亨麟), Wanxiang's second son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1835 to 1874 Yingcui (英萃), Henglin's son Zhongduan (中端), Yingcui's son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1874 to 1888 Yingmao (英茂), Henglin's third son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1888 Wancheng (萬成), Sule's son Hengjie (亨傑), Wancheng's son Yingqin (英芹), Hengjie's son Dingyan (定埏), Yingqin's second son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun
Family tree
See also Prince Zhuang Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty
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