Prince Hui of the Second Rank, or simply Prince Hui, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the

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-led

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(1644–1912). As the Prince Hui 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 Bo'erguoluo (博爾果洛), Šose's second son and a great-grandson of

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(the founder of the Qing dynasty). In 1665, Bo'erguoluo was granted the title "Prince Hui of the Second Rank" by the

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. The title was passed down over four generations and held by three persons.

Members of the Prince Hui peerage

* Bo'erguoluo (博爾果洛; 1651–1712), Šose's second son, held the title Prince Hui of the Second Rank from 1665 to 1684, stripped of his title in 1684 ** Fucang (福蒼), Bo'erguoluo's fifth son, posthumously honoured as a ''beile'' in 1750 *** Qiulin (球琳), Fucang's eldest son, held the title of a ''junwang'' from 1728 to 1746, demoted to ''beile'' in 1746, stripped of his title in 1757 **** Dejin (德謹), Qiulin's second son, held the title of a ''feng'en fuguo gong'' from 1758 to 1763, stripped of his title in 1763 **** Dechun (德春), Qiulin's third son, held the title of a third class ''zhenguo jiangjun'' from 1764 to 1765 **** Desan (德三), Qiulin's fourth son, held the title of a third class ''fuguo jiangjun'' from 1768 to 1791 ***** Tuyi (徙義), Desan's eldest son, held the title of a ''fengguo jiangjun'' from 1792 to 1806, stripped of his title in 1806 ** Yitai (伊泰), Bo'erguoluo's son *** Minghe (明赫), Yitai's son, held the title of a ''feng'en zhenguo gong'' from 1737 to 1739, stripped of his title in 1739 **** Sule (素勒), Minghe's son ***** Wanxiang (萬祥), Sule's second son, held the title of a ''feng'en jiangjun'' from 1806 to 1835 ****** Henglin (亨麟), Wanxiang's second son, held the title of a ''feng'en jiangjun'' from 1835 to 1874 ******* Yingcui (英萃), Henglin's son ******** Zhongduan (中端), Yingcui's son, held the title of a ''feng'en jiangjun'' from 1874 to 1888 ******* Yingmao (英茂), Henglin's third son, held the title of a ''feng'en jiangjun'' from 1888 ***** Wancheng (萬成), Sule's son ****** Hengjie (亨傑), Wancheng's son ******* Yingqin (英芹), Hengjie's son ******** Dingyan (定埏), Yingqin's second son, held the title of a ''feng'en jiangjun''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hui, Prince Qing dynasty princely peerages

Members of the Prince Hui peerage

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