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*''Born: [[1847]]''

*''Born: [[1847]]''

*''Died: [[1895]]/10/28''

*''Died: [[1895]]/10/28''

*''Other Names'': 公現法親王 ''(Kougen hou shinnou)''

*''Other Names'': 公現法親王 ''(Kougen hou shinnou)'', 輪王寺宮 ''(Rinnou ji no miya)''

*''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]], of disease, but is still considered the first member of the imperial family to die in war since, perhaps, [[Emperor Antoku]] in [[1185]].

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 Kuniie|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]]), with the title of Rinnôji-no-miya. He would be the last member of the imperial family to hold that position.<ref>Plaque at statue of [[Prince Komatsu Akihito]], Ueno Park.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/8544787822/sizes/h/]</ref> Yoshihisa was also given the Buddhist name Kôgen around that time.

In [[1870]], he returned to secular life, and regained the title of Fushimi-no-miya (Prince Fushimi). He joined the military, and was ordered by Imperial edict to travel to Prussia to study military studies. While there, in [[1872]], he succeeded to the title Kitashirakawa-no-miya. After returning to Japan, he joined the Imperial Guard in [[1877]], and was named a Major General in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] in [[1884]]. He served the head of the First Infantry Brigade, and the staff officer headquarters. In [[1892]], the prince was then promoted to Lieutenant-General. He then passed through being head of the 4th and 6th Divisions, before being named head of the Imperial Guard in January [[1895]]. The Prince traveled to Taiwan in that capacity, but fell ill from tropical disease, and died on 28 October 1895.

In [[1870]], he returned to secular life, and regained the title of Fushimi-no-miya (Prince Fushimi). He joined the military, and was ordered by Imperial edict to travel to Prussia to study military studies. While there, in [[1872]], he succeeded to the title Kitashirakawa-no-miya. After returning to Japan, he joined the Imperial Guard in [[1877]], and was named a Major General in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] in [[1884]]. He served the head of the First Infantry Brigade, and the staff officer headquarters. In [[1892]], the prince was then promoted to Lieutenant-General. He then passed through being head of the 4th and 6th Divisions, before being named head of the Imperial Guard in January [[1895]]. The Prince traveled to Taiwan in that capacity, but fell ill from tropical disease, and died on 28 October 1895.

==References==

==References==

*Plaque at Kitanomaru Park.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15435393531/sizes/h/]

*Plaque at Kitanomaru Park.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15435393531/sizes/h/]

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