Prince Rui

Prince Rui
Traditional Chinese 和碩睿親王
Simplified Chinese 和硕睿亲王

Prince Rui of the First Rank (Manchu: ᡩᠣᡵᠣᠨ
ᠮᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ
ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ
; hošoi mergen cin wang), or simply Prince Rui, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). It was also one of the 12 "iron-cap" princely family lines in the Qing dynasty, which meant that the title could be passed down without being downgraded.

The first bearer of the title was Dorgon (1612–1650), the 14th son of Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing dynasty. He was awarded the title in 1636 by his half-brother, Huangtaiji, who succeeded their father as the ruler of the Qing Empire. After Dorgon's death, the Shunzhi Emperor abolished the Prince Rui peerage. In 1778, the Qianlong Emperor not only restored the Prince Rui peerage, but also granted it "iron-cap" status. Chunying (died 1800), a sixth-generation descendant of Dorgon's younger brother, Dodo, was selected to inherit the Prince Rui title. The title was passed down over 12 generations and held by eight persons.

Members of the Prince Rui peerage

Family tree

adoption
Dorgon
多爾袞
(1612–1650)
Prince Ruizhong
睿忠親王
(1636–1650)
Dodo
多鐸
(1614–1649)
Prince Yutong
豫通親王
(1636–1649)
Duo'erbo
多爾博
(1643–1673)
Prince Rui
睿親王
(posthumously awarded)
Su'erfa
蘇爾發
(died 1708)
Prince Rui
睿親王
(posthumously awarded)
Saile
塞勒
(died 1729)
Prince Rui
睿親王
(posthumously awarded)
Gongyibu
功宜布
(died 1746)
Prince Ruikeqin
睿恪勤親王
(posthumously awarded)
Rusong
如松
(died 1770)
Prince Ruike
睿恪親王
(posthumously awarded)
Chunying
淳穎
(died 1800)
Prince Ruigong
睿恭親王
(1778–1800)
Bao'en
寶恩
(1777–1802)
Prince Ruishen
睿慎親王
(1801–1802)
Duan'en
端恩
(1788–1826)
Prince Ruiqin
睿勤親王
(1802–1826)
Renshou
仁壽
(1810–1864)
Prince Ruixi
睿僖親王
(1826–1864)
Dechang
德長
(1838–1876)
Prince Ruique
睿愨親王
(1865–1876)
Kuibin
魁斌
(1864–1915)
Prince Ruijing
睿敬親王
(1876–1915)
Zhongquan
中銓
(1892–1939)
Prince Rui
睿親王
(1915–1939)

See also

References

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