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{{Short description|Title in ancient China}}
{{Chinese|title=Prince Qing of the First Rank|t=和碩慶親王|s=和硕庆亲王|p=héshuò qìng qīnwáng|w=ho-shuo ching ch'in-wang}}{{Citations needed|date=June 2025}}[[File:Pmyikuang.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Yikuang]] (1838–1917), the fourth Prince Qing]]
[[File:Zaizhen（载振）.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Zaizhen]] (1876–1947), the fifth Prince Qing]]
'''Prince Qing of the First Rank''' ([[Manchu language|Manchu]]: {{ManchuSibeUnicode|ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ<br>ᡶᡝᠨᡤᠰᡥᡝᠨ<br>ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ}}; ''hošoi fengšen cin wang''), or simply '''Prince Qing''', was the title of a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Rule of inheritance|princely peerage]] used in China during the [[Manchu people|Manchu]]-led [[Qing dynasty]] (1644–1912). It was also one of the [[Aisin Gioro#Iron-cap princes and their descendants|12 "iron-cap" princely peerages]] in the Qing dynasty, which meant that the title could be passed down without being downgraded.

The first bearer of the title was [[Yonglin]] (1766–1820), the 17th son of the [[Qianlong Emperor]]. He was awarded the title by his 15th brother, the [[Jiaqing Emperor]], who succeeded their father. Between 1820 and 1908, the Prince Qing title was capped at a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''junwang'' (prince of the second rank)]] status, which meant that the next bearer of the title would inherit, at most, the title "Prince Qing of the Second Rank". However, from 1908 onwards, the title was accorded a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''qinwang'' (prince of the first rank)]] status. The title was passed down over four generations and held by five princes – three ''qinwang''s and two ''junwang''s.

==Members of the Prince Qing peerage==
* '''[[Yonglin]]''' (1766–1820), the [[Qianlong Emperor]]'s 17th son, initially a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''beile'']] from 1789 to 1799, promoted to Prince Qing of the Second Rank in 1799 and then to Prince Qing of the First Rank in 1820, posthumously honoured as '''Prince Qingxi of the First Rank''' (慶僖親王)
** '''[[Mianmin]]''' (綿愍; 1797–1836), Yonglin's third son, held a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''feng'en fuguo gong'']] title from 1802 to 1819 and a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''beizi'']] title from 1819 to 1820, held the title Prince Qing of the Second Rank from 1820 to 1836, posthumously honoured as '''Prince Qingliang of the Second Rank''' (慶良郡王)
*** '''[[Yicai (prince)|Yicai]]''' (奕綵; 1820–1866), [[Mianzhi]]'s son and Mianmin's adoptive son, held the title Prince Qing of the Second Rank from 1837 to 1842, stripped of his title in 1842
** Mianxing (綿性; 1814–1879), Yonglin's sixth son, held the title of a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|second class ''zhenguo jiangjun'']] from 1833 to 1837 and the title of a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''buru bafen fuguo gong'']] from 1837 to 1842, stripped of his title in 1842
** Mianti (綿悌; 1811–1849), Yonglin's fifth son, held a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''buru bafen fuguo gong'']] title from 1831 to 1837, held a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''buru bafen zhenguo gong'']] title from 1837 to 1842, demoted to a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|third class ''zhenguo jiangjun'']] in 1842, posthumously awarded a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''beizi'']] title in 1852
*** '''[[Yikuang]]''' (1838–1917), Mianxing's eldest son and Mianti's adoptive son, initially a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''fuguo jiangjun'']], promoted to [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''beizi'']] in 1852 and [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''beile'']] in 1860. In 1872, he was awarded the status but not the title of a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''junwang'' (second-rank prince)]]. In 1884, he was made Prince Qing of the Second Rank, and was subsequently promoted to Prince Qing of the First Rank in 1894. In 1908, the Prince Qing title was given [[Aisin Gioro#Iron-cap princes and their descendants|"iron-cap" status]], which meant that the next bearer would be a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''qinwang'' (first-rank prince)]] by default. He was posthumously honoured as '''Prince Qingmi of the First Rank''' (慶密親王).
**** '''[[Zaizhen]]''' (1876–1947), Yikuang's eldest son, held a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|second class ''zhenguo jiangjun'']] title from 1894 to 1901 and a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''beizi'']] title from 1901 to 1917, held the title Prince Qing of the First Rank from 1917 to 1947, posthumously honoured as '''Prince Qingzhen of the First Rank''' (慶貞親王)
***** Puzhong (溥鍾), Zaizhen's eldest son, held the title of a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''buru bafen fuguo gong'']]
***** Purui (溥銳), Zaizhen's second son, held the title of a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''buru bafen fuguo gong'']]
**** Zaifu (載𢱿), Yikuang's second son, held the title of a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|second class ''zhenguo jiangjun'']] from 1906 to 1908, held the title of a [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty#Male members|''buru bafen fuguo gong'']] from 1908 to 1935

==Family tree==
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==See also==
* [[Royal and noble ranks of the Qing dynasty]]

==References==
* {{cite book|last=Zhao|first=Erxun|author-link=Zhao Erxun|title=[[Draft History of Qing]] (Qing Shi Gao)|year=1928|location=China|volume=221}}

{{Qing dynasty qinwangs}}

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[[Category:Qing dynasty princely peerages]]
[[Category:Peerages of the Bordered White Banner]]