Toshiko Higashikuni

Toshiko Higashikuni (東久邇 聡子, Higashikuni Toshiko), born Toshiko, Princess Yasu (泰宮聡子内親王, Yasu-no-miya Toshiko Naishinnō, 11 May 1896 – 5 March 1978), was the fourteenth child and ninth daughter of Emperor Meiji of Japan, and the seventh child and fifth daughter of Sono Sachiko, the Emperor's fifth concubine.

The native form of this personal name is Higashikuni Toshiko. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Toshiko Higashikuni
Born
Toshiko, Princess Yasu (泰宮聡子内親王)

(1896-05-11)11 May 1896
Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died5 March 1978(1978-03-05) (aged 81)
Tokyo, Japan
Spouse
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(m. 1915)​
ChildrenMorihiro Higashikuni
Moromasa Higashikuni
Akitsune Higashikuni
Toshihiko Higashikuni
Parents
RelativesImperial House of Japan

Biography

Toshiko was born in Japan, the daughter of Emperor Meiji and Lady Sachiko. She held the childhood appellation "Yasu no miya" (Princess Yasu).

She married Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni on 18 May 1915. Emperor Meiji granted Prince Naruhiko the title Higashikuni-no-miya and permission to start a new branch of the imperial family before their marriage on 3 November 1906. The couple had four sons:

  1. Prince Morihiro (盛厚王, Morohiro Ō, 6 May 1917 – 1 February 1969); married his first cousin Princess Shigeko, the eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun.
  2. Prince Moromasa (師正王, Moromasa Ō, 3 November 1918 – 1 September 1923); died in the Great Kantō earthquake.
  3. Prince Akitsune (彰常王, Akitsune Ō, 13 May 1920 – 30 August 2006); renounced imperial title and created Marquis Awata Akitsune, 1940
  4. Prince Toshihiko (俊彦王, Toshihiko Ō, 24 March 1929 – 15 April 2015); relocated to Lins, São Paulo, Brazil, 1950 after being adopted and becoming the heir to Kinu, widow of Tetsusuke Tarama.[1]

In October 1947, the Higashikuni and the other branches of the Imperial Family were divested of their titles and privileges during the American occupation of Japan and became commoners. Toshiko died on 5 March 1978, aged 81. She was the last surviving child of Emperor Meiji.

Ancestry

References
  1. "多羅間鉄輔（たらま・てつすけ）". www.cenb.org.br.
  2. "Genealogy". reichsarchiv.jp. Retrieved 6 September 2017. (in Japanese)
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