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| Traditional Chinese | 和碩理親王 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 和硕理亲王 | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ ᡤᡳᠶᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ | ||||||||
| Romanization | hošoi giyangga cin wang | ||||||||
Prince Li of the First Rank, or simply Prince Li, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Li 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 Yunreng (1674–1725), the Kangxi Emperor's second son and former heir apparent for two terms between 1675 and 1712. After Yunreng died, he was posthumously honoured with the title "Prince Li of the First Rank" by his fourth brother, the Yongzheng Emperor, who succeeded their father. The title was passed down over eight generations and held by ten persons.
| Yunreng 允礽 (1674–1725) Prince Limi of the First Rank 理密親王 (posthumously awarded) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hongxi 弘晳 (1694–1742) Prince Li of the First Rank 理親王 (1728–1739) (stripped of his title) | Hongtiao 弘晀 (1714–1774) Feng'en Fuguo Gong 奉恩輔國公 (1734–1769) (stripped of his title) | Hongwei 弘㬙 (1719–1780) Prince Like of the Second Rank 理恪郡王 (1739–1780) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yongdeng 永璒 (1740–1770) Third Class Fengguo Jiangjun 三等奉國將軍 (1761–1770) | Yong'ai 永曖 (1742–1789) Beile 貝勒 (1780–1789) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mianbo 綿瓝 (1759–1832) Feng'en Jiangjun 奉恩將軍 (1771–1832) | Mianpu 綿溥 (1767–1801) Beizi 貝子 (1789–1801) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yizhi 奕芝 (1779–1814) | Yihao 奕灝 (1784–1844) Feng'en Zhenguo Gong / Feng'en Fuguo Gong 奉恩鎮國公 / 奉恩輔國公 (1801–1830 / 1838) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zaidai 載岱 (1802–1874) Feng'en Fuguo Gong 奉恩輔國公 (1839–1874) | Zaikuan 載寬 (1813–1838) Feng'en Fuguo Gong 奉恩輔國公 (1830–1838) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pufeng 溥豐 (1829–1896) Feng'en Fuguo Gong 奉恩輔國公 (1875–1896) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuzhao 毓炤 (1883–?) Feng'en Fuguo Gong 奉恩輔國公 (1896–?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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