Prince Lü of the First Rank, or simply Prince Lü, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Lü 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 Yuntao (1686–1763), the 12th son of the Kangxi Emperor. In 1722, Yuntao was made a junwang (second-rank prince) by his father for his military achievements. However, a year later, he was demoted two grades to beizi, but was restored as a junwang in 1730. In 1735, he was promoted to qinwang (first-rank prince) under the title "Prince Lü of the First Rank". The peerage was passed down over eight generations and held by eight persons.
Yuntao (允祹; 1686–1763), the Kangxi Emperor's 12th son, initially a beizi, promoted to junwang in 1722, demoted to beizi in 1723, further demoted to feng'en zhenguo gong in 1724, restored as a junwang in 1730, promoted to qinwang as Prince Lü of the First Rank in 1735, posthumously honoured as Prince Lüyi of the First Rank (履懿親王)
Hongkun (弘昆; 1739–1750), Yuntao's fifth son, posthumously honoured as the shizi of Prince Lü of the First Rank in 1750
Yongcheng (永珹; 1739–1777), the Qianlong Emperor's fourth son and Yuntao's adoptive grandson, held the title Prince Lü of the Second Rank from 1763 to 1777, posthumously honoured as Prince Lüduan of the First Rank (履端親王) in 1799
Mianhui (綿惠; 1764–1796), Yongcheng's eldest son, held the title of a beile from 1777 to 1796, posthumously honoured as Prince Lü of the Second Rank
Yilun (奕綸; 1790–1836), Mianqin's son and Mianhui's adoptive son, held the title of a beizi from 1796 to 1809, promoted to beile in 1809, demoted to beizi in 1835, posthumously honoured as a beile in 1836
Zaiwu (載鋙), Yilun's sixth son, held the title of a first class fuguo jiangjun from 1838 to 1847
Pusen (溥森), Zaiwu's eldest son, held the title of a fengguo jiangjun from 1847 to 1881
Yucun (毓存), Pusen's fourth son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun in 1881, had no male heir
Zaigang (載鋼; 1823–1882), Yilun's ninth son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1865 to 1882
Zaifen (載鈖; 1825–1853), Yilun's tenth son, held the title of a beizi from 1836 to 1853, had no male heir
Pumao (溥楙; 1850–1882), Zaigang's third son and Zaifen's adoptive son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1854 to 1882
Yuchang (毓昌; 1878–1885), Pumao's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1882 to 1885, had no male heir
Zaihe (載鶴; 1833–1884), Yilun's 12th son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1856 to 1884
Puzhi (溥植; 1882–1936), Zaihe's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en zhenguo gong from 1885 to 1936
Yujun (毓鈞; 1902–?), Puzhi's son
Hengpei (恆培; 1928–?), Yujun's son
Zai'ai (載藹), Yilun's 13th son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1856 to 1901
Puquan (溥泉), Zai'ai's eldest son, held the title of a feng'en jiangjun from 1902
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