Those who were originally Princes but had been conferred the title of Imperial Prince before the implementation of the former Imperial House Act (declared Imperial Princes) were ranked above Princes in order of conferrence.
本来は王であるが、旧皇室典範制定前に親王宣下を受けて親王となっている者（宣下親王）は、宣下された順序によって、王の上とする。