Prince He


Prince He of the First Rank, or simply Prince He, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. As the Prince He 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 Hongzhou, the fifth son of the Yongzheng Emperor. In 1733, he was awarded the status of a qinwang by his father under the title "Prince He of the First Rank". The title was passed down over seven generations and was held by eight persons.

Members of the Prince He peerage