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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)'' |
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| 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]]. |
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− | 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. |
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| 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. |
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| ==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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| [[Category:Meiji Period]] | | [[Category:Meiji Period]] |
| [[Category:Imperial Family]] | | [[Category:Imperial Family]] |