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*''Japanese'': 北白川宮能久親王 ''(Kitashirakawa no miya Yoshihisa shinnou)''
*''Japanese'': 北白川宮能久親王 ''(Kitashirakawa no miya Yoshihisa shinnou)''
Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa was an Imperial prince, military officer, and the first member of the Imperial family to die outside of Japan. He died in [[Taiwan]] in [[1895]], and was enshrined at Tainan Shrine.
Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa was an Imperial prince, military officer, and the first member of the Imperial family to die outside of Japan. He died in [[Taiwan]] in [[1895]], of disease, but is still considered the first member of the imperial family to die in war since, perhaps, [[Emperor Antoku]] in [[1185]].
Yoshihisa was born the ninth son of Prince Fushimi-no-miya Kuniie in [[1847]]. At the age of one, he was named abbot (''[[monzeki]]'') of [[Shoren-in|Shôren-in]], and then at 11, in [[1858]], abbot of [[Rinno-ji (Ueno)|Rinnô-ji]] & [[Kan'ei-ji]] (in the Ueno neighborhood of [[Edo]]). He was given the Buddhist name Kôgen around that time.
Yoshihisa was born the ninth son of Prince Fushimi-no-miya Kuniie in [[1847]]. At the age of one, he was named abbot (''[[monzeki]]'') of [[Shoren-in|Shôren-in]], and then at 11, in [[1858]], abbot of [[Rinno-ji (Ueno)|Rinnô-ji]] & [[Kan'ei-ji]] (in the Ueno neighborhood of [[Edo]]). He was given the Buddhist name Kôgen around that time.