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==Selected Recipients of the Order of the Chrysanthemum== | ==Selected Recipients of the Order of the Chrysanthemum== | ||
*King [[Kalakaua|Kalākaua]] of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] (awarded March 14, [[1881]]; 13th recipient) | *King [[Kalakaua|Kalākaua]] of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] (awarded March 14, [[1881]]; 13th recipient) | ||
| + | *Prince [[Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa]] (awarded posthumously, [[1895]])<ref>Plaque at Kitashirakawa statue, at Kitanomaru Park.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15435393531/sizes/h/]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:45, 26 November 2015
The Order of the Chrysanthemum was the highest Order the Emperor could bestow.
A new higher level of the Order was established on 1888/1/4, the Order of the Chrysanthemum with Chain.
Selected Recipients of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
- King Kalākaua of the Kingdom of Hawaii (awarded March 14, 1881; 13th recipient)
- Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (awarded posthumously, 1895)[1]
References
- Masaji Marumoto, "Vignette of Early Hawaii-Japan Relations: Highlights of King Kalakaua's Sojourn in Japan on His Trip around the World as Recorded in His Personal Diary", Hawaiian Journal of History 10 (1976), 63.
