Prince Rui (created 1819)

Prince Rui of the First Rank (Manchu: ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ
ᠰᠠᠪᡳᠩᡤᠠ
ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ; hošoi sabingga cin wang), or simply Prince Rui, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Rui 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 Mianxin (綿忻; 1805–1828), the Jiaqing Emperor's fourth son, who was made "Prince Rui of the First Rank" in 1819. It was briefly renamed to Prince Duan of the Second Rank (Prince Duan) between 1894 and 1900 when Zaiyi inherited the title. The title was passed down over three generations and held by four persons.

Family tree
Jiaqing Emperor 2 4 Daoguang Emperor Mianxin 綿忻 1 1805 – 1828 Prince Ruihuai of the First Rank 瑞懷親王 1819 – 1828 5 7 1 Yicong 奕誴 Prince Dunqin of the First Rank 惇勤親王 Yixuan 奕譞 Prince Chunxian of the First Rank 醇賢親王 Yizhi 奕誌 2 1827 – 1850 Prince Ruimin of the Second Rank 瑞敏郡王 1828 – 1850 2 6 Zaiyi 載漪 3 1856 – 1922 Prince Duan of the Second Rank 端郡王 1894 – 1900 Zaixun 載洵 4 1885 – 1949 Beile acting Junwang 郡王銜貝勒 1908 – 1949 1 2 Puzhuan 溥僎 1875 – 1920 First Class Defender General 一等鎮國將軍 1894 – 1920 Pujun 溥儁 1885 – 1942 Lesser Bulwark Duke 不入八分輔國公 1901 – 1942 Pugong 溥侊 1904 – c. 1960s
Legend:   - Title bearers   - Emperors
adoption

• Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty

• Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao). Vol. 221. China.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)