Prince Yu (裕)

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Traditional Chinese 和碩裕親王 Hanyu Pinyin héshuò yù qīnwáng		Simplified Chinese 和硕裕亲王 Wade–Giles ho-shuo yü ch'in-wang

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

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