Prince Lü
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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.
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Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 和碩履親王 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 和硕履亲王 | ||||||||
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Manchu name | |||||||||
Manchu script | ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ ᡩᠣᡵᠣᠯᠣᠨ ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ | ||||||||
Romanization | hošoi dorolon cin wang | ||||||||
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.