So Takeyuki

Sô Takeyuki and his wife Princess Deokhye on Tsushima, 1930s?

Sô Takeyuki's grave in the Sô clan cemetery at Banshô-in temple on Tsushima

• Titles: 伯爵 (Hakushaku)
• Japanese: 宗 武志 (Sô Takeyuki)

Count (Hakushaku) Sô Takeyuki was an early 20th century head of the Sô clan. He married Princess Deokhye, daughter of Emperor Gojong, the final king of the Korean kingdom of Joseon.

Takeyuki and Princess Deokhye were married on 8 May, 1931 in a Japanese-style ceremony in Tokyo. Afterwards, they traveled to Tsushima for the first time, Takeyuki having grown up in Tokyo.

Deokhye fell severely ill and then passed away shortly after giving birth to their first daughter, however, so their marriage was not a long one. However, Takeyuki continues to be known for poems he wrote expressing his love for her.

References

• Gallery labels, Tsushima Museum.[1]