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*''Born: [[1596]]''
*''Died: [[1680]]/8/19''
*''Reign: [[1611]]-[[1629]]''
*''Reign: [[1611]]-[[1629]]''
*''Japanese'': 後水尾天皇 ''(Go Mizu-no-o tennou)''
*''Japanese'': 後水尾天皇 ''(Go Mizu-no-o tennou)''
Emperor Go-Mizunoo was emperor from [[1611]] to [[1629]], and was the longest-lived emperor in historical times, except for the Shôwa Emperor.<ref>[[Marius Jansen]], ''China in the Tokugawa World'', Harvard University Press (1992), 55.</ref>
Emperor Go-Mizunoo was emperor from [[1611]] to [[1629]], and was the longest-lived emperor in historical times, except for the Shôwa Emperor.<ref>[[Marius Jansen]], ''China in the Tokugawa World'', Harvard University Press (1992), 55.</ref>
He took the throne in [[1611]] following the abdication of his father, [[Emperor Go-Yozei|Emperor Go-Yôzei]].
His siblings included a younger sister [[Yotokuin|Yôtokuin]], and a younger brother who was divested of his Imperial status to become head of the [[Konoe family]].<ref>Cecilia Segawa Seigle, "Shinanomiya Tsuneko: Portrait of a Court Lady," in Anne Walthall (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 6-7.</ref>
His siblings included a younger sister [[Yotokuin|Yôtokuin]], and a younger brother who was divested of his Imperial status to become head of the [[Konoe family]].<ref>Cecilia Segawa Seigle, "Shinanomiya Tsuneko: Portrait of a Court Lady," in Anne Walthall (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 6-7.</ref>
Go-Mizunoo took Tokugawa Masako, a daughter of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] better known today by her Buddhist name [[Tofukumon-in|Tôfukumon-in]], as his primary imperial consort; they married when she was 14.
Go-Mizunoo took Tokugawa Masako, a daughter of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] better known today by her Buddhist name [[Tofukumon-in|Tôfukumon-in]], as his primary imperial consort; they married on [[1620]]/6/18,<ref>Cecilia Segawa Seigle, “Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and the Formation of Edo Castle Rituals of Giving,” in Martha Chaiklin (ed.), ''Mediated by Gifts: Politics and Society in Japan 1350-1850'', Brill (2017), 123.</ref> when she was 14.
He abdicated in [[1629]] in favor of his daughter, who took the throne as [[Empress Meisho|Empress Meishô]]. In [[1634]], he received Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]] in audience at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]]. This was the last time a shogun would visit [[Kyoto]], or meet with an emperor, until the [[Bakumatsu period]].
He abdicated in [[1629]] in favor of his daughter, who took the throne as [[Empress Meisho|Empress Meishô]]. In [[1634]], he received Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]] in audience at [[Nijo castle|Nijô castle]]. This was the last time a shogun would visit [[Kyoto]], or meet with an emperor, until the [[Bakumatsu period]].
*With [[Oyotsu]], a daughter of [[Yotsutsuji Kimitoo]], he had one son, Prince Kaminomiya (1618-1622), and one daughter, Princess Monchi (1619-1697), who went on to be abbess at [[Ensho-ji|Enshô-ji]].
*With [[Oyotsu]], a daughter of [[Yotsutsuji Kimitoo]], he had one son, Prince Kaminomiya (1618-1622), and one daughter, Princess Monchi (1619-1697), who went on to be abbess at [[Ensho-ji|Enshô-ji]].
*With Tôfukumon-in, he had three daughters: Empress Meishô, Princess Teruko (1625-1651) who married [[Konoe Hisatsugu]], and Princess Akiko (1629-1675), also known as the Third Princess.
*With Tôfukumon-in, he had three daughters: Empress Meishô, Princess Teruko (1625-1651) who married [[Konoe Hisatsugu]], and [[Princess Akiko (1629-1675)]], also known as the Third Princess.
*With Kushige Takako, also known as [[Hoshunmon-in|Hôshunmon-in]] (1604-1685), he had four sons, [[Emperor Go-Sai]] (1637-1685), Prince Seishin (1639-1696, abbot at [[Daikaku-ji]]), Onjin aka Prince Hachijô (1643-1665), and Dôkan (1647-1676, abbot at [[Shogo-in|Shôgo-in]]), and three daughters, Rishô (1631-1656, abbess at [[Hokyo-ji|Hôkyô-ji]]), Mitsuko (1634-1727, abbess at [[Rinkyu-ji|Rinkyû-ji]]), and Richû (1641-1689, abbess at Hôkyô-ji).
*With Kushige Takako, also known as [[Hoshunmon-in|Hôshunmon-in]] (1604-1685), he had four sons, [[Emperor Go-Sai]] (1637-1685), Prince Seishin (1639-1696, abbot at [[Daikaku-ji]]), Onjin aka Prince Hachijô (1643-1665), and Dôkan (1647-1676, abbot at [[Shogo-in|Shôgo-in]]), and three daughters, Rishô (1631-1656, abbess at [[Hokyo-ji|Hôkyô-ji]]), Mitsuko (1634-1727, abbess at [[Rinkyu-ji|Rinkyû-ji]]), and Richû (1641-1689, abbess at Hôkyô-ji).
*With Sono Mitsuko, also known as [[Mibu-in]] (1602-1656), he had two sons, [[Emperor Go-Komyo|Emperor Go-Kômyô]] (1633-1654) and [[Prince Morizumi]] (1634-1654, the first head priest (''zasu'') of [[Kan'ei-ji]] in [[Edo]]), and three daughters, Gashi (1632-1696) who married [[Nijo Mitsuhira|Nijô Mitsuhira]], Genshô (1637-1662) who became abbess at [[Daisho-ji|Daishô-ji]], and Sôchô (1639-1678), who became abbess at [[Reigan-ji]].
*With Sono Mitsuko, also known as [[Mibu-in]] (1602-1656), he had two sons, [[Emperor Go-Komyo|Emperor Go-Kômyô]] (1633-1654) and [[Prince Morizumi]] (1634-1654, the first head priest (''zasu'') of [[Kan'ei-ji]] in [[Edo]]), and three daughters, Gashi (1632-1696) who married [[Nijo Mitsuhira|Nijô Mitsuhira]], Genshô (1637-1662) who became abbess at [[Daisho-ji|Daishô-ji]], and Sôchô (1639-1678), who became abbess at [[Reigan-ji]].