Timewatch - Emperor Hirohito 2-6

Born in the Aoyama Palace in Tokyo, Prince Hirohito was the first son of Crown Prince Yoshihito (the future Emperor Taishō) and Crown Princess Sadako (the future Empress Teimei). His childhood title was Prince Michi (迪宮, Michi no miya?). He became heir apparent upon the death of his grandfather, Emperor Meiji, on July 30, 1912. His formal investiture as crown prince took place on November 2, 1916. He attended the boy's department of Gakushuin Peers School from 1908 to 1914 and then a special institute for the crown prince (Tōgū-gogakumonsho) from 1914 to 1921. In 1921, Prince Hirohito took a six month tour of Europe, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium, becoming the first Japanese crown prince to travel abroad. After his return to Japan, he became regent of Japan on November 29, 1921, in place of his ailing father affected with a mental illness. Marriage and issue A younger Hirohito and his wife Nagako Kuni, later Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun A younger Hirohito and his wife Nagako Kuni, later Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun He married his distant cousin Princess Nagako Kuni (the future Empress Kōjun), the eldest daughter of Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi, on January 26, 1924. They had two sons and five daughters: 1. Princess Shigeko, childhood appellation Teru no miya (照宮成子, teru no miya Shigeko?), 9 December 1925--23 July 1961; m. October 10, 1943 Prince Higashikuni Morihiro (May 6, 1916 — February 1, 1969), the eldest son of Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko and his wife, Princess Toshiko, the eighth daughter of Emperor Meiji; lost status as imperial family members, October 14, 1947; 2. Princess Sachiko, childhood appellation Hisa no miya (久宮祐子, hisa no miya Sachiko?), 10 September 1927--8 March 1928; 3. Princess Kazuko, childhood appellation Taka no miya (孝宮和子, taka no miya Kazuko?), 30 September 1929--28 May 1989; m. May 5, 1950 Takatsukasa Toshimichi (August 26, 1923 — January 27, 1966), eldest son of Nobusuke [peer]; and adopted a son Naotake. 4. Princess Atsuko, childhood appellation Yori no miya (順宮厚子, yori no miya Atsuko?), b. 7 March 1931; m. October 10, 1952 Ikeda Takamasa (b. October 21, 1927), eldest son of former Marquis Nobumasa Ikeda; 5. Crown Prince Akihito, childhood appellation Tsugu no miya (継宮明仁, tsugu no miya Akihito?) became the present Emperor of Japan, b. 23 December 1933; m. April 10, 1959 Shōda Michiko (the present Empress of Japan, b. October 20, 1934), elder daughter of Shōda Hidesaburo, former president and chairman of Nisshin Flour Milling Company; 6. Prince Masahito, childhood appellation Yoshi no miya (義宮正仁, yoshi no miya Masahito?), b. 28 November 1935, titled Prince Hitachi (常陸宮, hitachi no miya?) since 1 October 1964; m. September 30, 1964 Tsugaru Hanako (b. July 19, 1940), fourth daughter of former Count Tsugaru Yoshitaka; 7. Princess Takako, childhood appellation Suga no miya (清宮貴子, suga no miya Takako?), b. 3 March 1939; m. March 3, 1960 Shimazu Hisanaga, son of former Count Shimazu Hisanori and has a son Yoshihisa. The daughters who lived to adulthood left the imperial family as a result of the American reforms of the Japanese imperial household in October 1947 (in the case of Princess Higashikuni) or under the terms of the Imperial Household Law at the moment of their subsequent marriages (in the cases of Princesses Kazuko, Atsuko, and Takako).

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm
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