Prince Yu (裕)

Prince Yu of the First Rank, or simply Prince Yu, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Yu 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 Fuquan (1653–1703), the Shunzhi Emperor's second son. In 1667, Fuquan was granted the title "Prince Yu of the First Rank" by his third brother, the Kangxi Emperor. The peerage was passed down over ten generations and held by 12 persons.

Members of the Prince Yu peerage

• Fuquan (1653–1703), the Shunzhi Emperor's second son, held the title Prince Yu of the First Rank from 1667 to 1703, posthumously honoured as Prince Yuxian of the First Rank (裕憲親王)
  • Baotai (保泰; 1682–1730), Fuquan's third son, held the title Prince Yu of the First Rank from 1703 to 1724, stripped of his title in 1724
    • Guangshan (廣善; 1697–1745), Baotai's eldest son, designated as Baotai's shizi (heir apparent) from 1722 to 1724, stripped of his shizi position and demoted to a feng'en zhenguo gong in 1724, stripped of his title in 1728
    • Guanghua (廣華), Baotai's third son, held the title of a feng'en fuguo gong, stripped of his title in 1724
  • Baoshou (保綬; 1684–1706), Fuquan's fifth son, posthumously honoured as Prince Yudao of the First Rank (裕悼親王) in 1725
    • Guangling (廣靈; 1705–1739), Baoshou's second son, held the title Prince Yu of the First Rank from 1724 to 1726, stripped of his title in 1726
    • Guanglu (廣祿; 1706–1785), Baoshou's third son, held the title Prince Yu of the First Rank from 1726 to 1785, posthumously honoured as Prince Yuzhuang of the First Rank (裕莊親王)
      • Lianghuan (亮煥; 1740–1808), Guanglu's 12th son, held the title Prince Yu of the Second Rank from 1735 to 1808, posthumously honoured as Prince Yuxi of the Second Rank (裕僖郡王)
        • Hengcun (恆存; 1762–1796), Lianghuan's second son, posthumously honoured as a beile in 1808
          • Wenhe (文和; 1781–1815), Hengcun's eldest son, held the title of a beile from 1808 to 1815
            • Xiangduan (祥端; 1799–1836), Wenhe's eldest son, held the title of a beizi from 1816 to 1836
          • Wenjie (文傑; 1783–1834), Hengcun's second son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun
            • Xiangrui (祥瑞; 1807–1837), Wenjie's third son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun
              • Jishan (繼善; 1829–1861), Xiangrui's son and Xiangduan's successor, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1836 to 1861
                • Rongyu (榮毓; 1846–1897), Jishan's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1861 to 1897
                  • Kuizhang (魁璋; 1894–?), Rongyu's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong
                    • Yuedi (岳棣; 1913–1935), Kuizhang's son
                      • Dasheng (達聲; 1932–?), Yuedi's son
        • Henglue (恆略), Lianghuan's fourth son, held the title of a first class fuguo jiangjun from 1799 to 1807
          • Wenzheng (文徵), Henglue's third son, held the title of a first class fengguo jiangjun from 1807 to 1841
            • Xiangdeng (祥登), Wenzheng's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1841 to 1881
              • Jifeng (繼鳳), Xiangdeng's second son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1881 to 1891
                • Rongchang (榮昌), Jifeng's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1891
            • Xianghan (祥翰), Wenzheng's second son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1850 to 1892
              • Jilin (繼麟), Xianghan's son
                • Rongzhao (榮兆), Jilin's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1892 to 1916
                  • Kuihou (魁厚), Rongzhao's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun
            • Xiangheng (祥亨), Wenzheng's third son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1850 to 1904, had no male heir
        • Hengjin (恆晉), Lianghuan's fifth son, held the title of a third class zhenguo jiangjun from 1802 to 1846
          • Wenyi (文義), Hengjin's seventh son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1833 to 1858, had no male heir
        • Hengjin (恆津), Lianghuan's seventh son, held the title of a fengguo jiangjun from 1810 to 1838
          • Wenxi (文錫), Hengjin's eldest son, held the title of a fengguo jiangjun from 1838 to 1869, had no male heir
      • Liangjing (亮景), Guanglu's third son, held the title of a third class zhenguo jiangjun from 1749 to 1752
        • Hengguo (恆國), Liangjing's third son, held the title of a fuguo jiangjun from 1753 to 1754, had no male heir
      • Liangzhi (亮智), Guanglu's seventh son, held the title of a first class fuguo jiangjun from 1756 to 1773, stripped of his title in 1773
      • Liangqing (亮清), Guanglu's eighth son, held the title of a second class fuguo jiangjun from 1770 to 1776
        • Hengwei (恆維), Liangqing's eldest son, held the title of a second class fengguo jiangjun from 1776 to 1809
          • Wenyan (文彥), Hengwei's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1805 to 1828
            • Xianglai (祥來), Wenyan's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1829 to 1875
              • Chunrong (春榮), Xianglai's second son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1876 to 1902
          • Wenhu (文瑚), Hengwei's third son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1816 to 1862
      • Liangzhu (亮柱), Guanglu's 11th son, held the title of a third class fengguo jiangjun from 1767 to 1788
        • Hengbi (恆璧), Liangzhu's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1788 to 1799
      • Liangkui (亮魁), Guanglu's 13th son, held the title of a third class zhenguo jiangjun from 1762 to 1816
        • Hengchi (恆持), Liangkui's second son, held the title of a third class fengguo jiangjun from 1790 to 1807
          • Wenqian (文謙), Hengchi's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun, promoted to third class fuguo jiangjun in 1817
      • Liangqing (亮慶), Guanglu's 14th son, held the title of a third class zhenguo jiangjun from 1762 to 1787
        • Hengduo (恆多), Liangqing's eldest son, held the title of a third class fuguo jiangjun from 1788 to 1809
      • Liangyuan (亮遠), Guanglu's 17th son, held the title of a second class fuguo jiangjun from 1770 to 1808
        • Henggui (恆貴), Liangyuan's eldest son, held the title of a fengguo jiangjun from 1808 to 1810, had no male heir
      • Lianghu (亮瑚), Guanglu's 18th son, held the title of a second class zhenguo jiangjun from 1775 to 1797, had no male heir
      • Liangcong (亮聰), Guanglu's 21st son, held the title of a second class zhenguo jiangjun from 1784 to 1797
        • Henghan (恆翰), Liangcong's eldest son, held the title of a second class fuguo jiangjun from 1797 to 1862
          • Wenchu (文初), Henghan's fourth son, held the title of a second class fengguo jiangjun from 1863 to 1902, had no male heir

Family tree

See also

• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty

References

• Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Volume 219. China.