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Traditional Chinese
  
多羅孚郡王

Hanyu Pinyin
  
duōluó fú jùnwáng

Simplified Chinese
  
多罗孚郡王

Wade–Giles
  
to-lo fu chün-wang

Prince Fu

Prince Fu of the Second Rank, or simply Prince Fu, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Fu 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 Yihui (奕譓; 1845–1877), the Daoguang Emperor's ninth son, who was granted the title "Prince Fu of the Second Rank" by his father in 1850. The title was passed down over three generations and held by four persons.

Members of the Prince Fu peerage

  • Yihui (奕譓; 1845–1877), the Daoguang Emperor's ninth son, held the title Prince Fu of the Second Rank from 1850 to 1877, posthumously honoured as Prince Fujing of the Second Rank (孚敬郡王)
  • Zaipei (載沛; 1872–1878), Yidong's sixth son and Yihui's adopted son, succeeded Yihui in 1877 as a beile
  • Zaishu (載澍; 1870–?), Yizhan's son and Yihui's adopted son, held the title of a beile from 1878 to 1897, stripped of his title in 1897
  • Pujin (溥伒; 1893–1966), Zaiying's eldest son and Yihui's adopted grandson, held the title of a beizi from 1897 to 1945
  • References

    Prince Fu Wikipedia