Prince Kuninori from the Kaya line ( 賀 陽 宮 邦 憲 王 Kaya-no-miya Kuninori Sinno: September 1, 1867, Kyoto - December 8, 1909, Kyoto ) is a representative of one of the younger branches of the Japanese imperial family . Founder of the new lateral branch ( oke ) of the imperial house during the Meiji period .
| Prince Kuninori from Kai's House | |||||||
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| 賀 陽 宮 邦 憲 王 | |||||||
 Prince Kaya Kuninori | |||||||
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| Predecessor | creation creation | ||||||
| Successor | Prince Kai Tsunanori | ||||||
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| Kind | Kaya noiya | ||||||
| Father | Prince Cooney Asahiko | ||||||
| Mother | Izumethei Shizue | ||||||
| Spouse | Daigo Yoshiko | ||||||
| Children | Tsunanori's son and two daughters: Yukiko and Sakiko | ||||||
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Content
- 1 Early life
- 2 New lateral imperial line
- 3 Marriage and family
- 4 Sources
Early life
Born in Kyoto . The second of the nine sons of Prince Kuni Asahiko (1824-1891). His father was the offspring of the lateral line of the imperial family Fushimi-no-miya , who was the closest adviser to the emperors Komei and Meiji . His mother was called Izumitei Shizue.
Initially, the prince was named Iva-no-miya , from March 15, 1874 he began to be titled as Ivaomaro . On July 21, 1886, he changed his name to Kuninori . Unlike his brothers, Princes Nasimoto Morimasa , Higashikuni Naruhiko and Asaka Yasuhiko , Prince Kuninori did not enter a military career. Due to poor health, he was expelled from the line of inheritance at the Kuni-no-miya house on March 7, 1887 .
New Imperial Sideline
On December 17, 1892, Emperor Meiji granted Prince Kuninori the title of Kaya-no-miya and the rank of Sinno (imperial prince). On May 4, 1900, the emperor instructed him to create a new lateral line ( oke ) of the imperial family.
Prince Kaya Kuninori replaced his father as high priest (saishu) in the Shinto shrine of Ise and held this position until his death in 1909 .
Marriage and Family
On November 26, 1892, Prince Kaya Kuninori married Daigo Yoshiko (December 7, 1865 - November 21, 1941), the daughter of the Marquis Daigo Tadayori. The prince and princess Kaya had four children:
- Princess Yukiko (由 紀 子女 王, November 23, 1895-1946); married Viscount Matiyiri
- Prince Kaya Tsunanori (恒 憲 王, January 7, 1900 - January 3, 1978); married to Kujo Toshiko, fifth daughter of prince Kujo Michizane and niece of Empress Teimei , wife of Emperor Taisho
- Princess Sakiko (佐 紀 子女 王, March 30, 1903 - September 1, 1923); she married her second cousin, Prince Takehiko Yamashina (1898-1987). She lived with her husband in their house in Yuigahama (Kamakura , Kanagawa ) during the Great Kanto Earthquake . The building collapsed, the princess and her unborn child died. The unborn child was named Prince of Yamashin Taka (山 階 宮 他 派 王, Yamashina-no-miya Taka). Taka and his mother died in an earthquake.
Sources
- Fujitani, T. Splendid Monarchy: Power and Pageantry in Modern Japan. - University of California Press; Reprint edition, 1998. - ISBN 0-520-21371-8
- Lebra, Sugiyama Takie . Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility. - University of California Press, 1995. - ISBN 0-520-07602-8