Kazu-no-Miya was the daughter of [[Emperor Ninko|Emperor Ninkô]] (1800-1846). She was engaged to Prince Arisugawa-no-Miya Naruhito, but later her marriage with the young shogun Iemochi was decided upon as part of the "[[Kobu Gattai|Kôbu Gattai]] ("Union of Emperor and Shogunate") policy. In [[1861]] she went to Edo via the [[Nakasendo Highway]] in a huge procession<ref>For the logistical problems involved, see "The Story of Princess Kazunomiya" http://hkuhist2.hku.hk/nakasendo/kazunomy.htm</ref>and married Iemochi the [[1862|next year]]. | Kazu-no-Miya was the daughter of [[Emperor Ninko|Emperor Ninkô]] (1800-1846). She was engaged to Prince Arisugawa-no-Miya Naruhito, but later her marriage with the young shogun Iemochi was decided upon as part of the "[[Kobu Gattai|Kôbu Gattai]] ("Union of Emperor and Shogunate") policy. In [[1861]] she went to Edo via the [[Nakasendo Highway]] in a huge procession<ref>For the logistical problems involved, see "The Story of Princess Kazunomiya" http://hkuhist2.hku.hk/nakasendo/kazunomy.htm</ref>and married Iemochi the [[1862|next year]]. |