Prince Katsura

Prince Katsura

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura (桂宮 宜仁親王, "Katsura-no-miya Yoshihito shinnō") (11 February 1948) is the second son of Prince and Princess Mikasa and a first cousin of Emperor Akihito.

Originally known as Prince Yoshihito of Mikasa, he received the title Prince Katsura (Katsura-no-miya) and authorization to start a new branch of the imperial family on 1 January 1988. Prince Katsura has been paralyzed from the waist down since suffering a series of strokes in May 1988, and uses a wheelchair. He appears regularly in public as President of various groups, and as part of his physical rehabilitation. He is not married.

ee also

*Katsura Detached Palace

External links

* [http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e03/ed03-10.html Kunaicho | His Imperial Highness Prince Katsura] infobox hrhstyles
royal name=Prince Katsura (Yoshihito) of Japan


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