| Prince Cheng of the First Rank | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和碩成親王 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 和硕成亲王 | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡥᠣᡧᠣᡳ ᠮᡠᡨᡝᡵᡝᠩᡤᡝ ᠴᡳᠨ ᠸᠠᠩ | ||||||||
| Romanization | hošoi muterengge cin wang | ||||||||
Prince Cheng of the First Rank, or simply Prince Cheng, was the title of a princely peerage used in China during the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1644–1912). As the Prince Cheng 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 Yongxing (永瑆; 1752–1823), the Qianlong Emperor's 11th son, who was made "Prince Cheng of the First Rank" in 1789. The title was passed down over seven generations and held by seven people.