- Fushimi-no-miya
The nihongo|Fushimi-no-miya|伏見宮| is the oldest of the four
shinnōke , branches of the Imperial Family ofJapan which were eligible to succeed to theChrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out.The Fushimi-no-miya was founded by
Prince Yoshihito , the son of theNorthern Court Emperor Sukō . As the house was founded by a Northern Pretender, the first three princes are sometimes not recognized as legitimate Fushimi-no-miya Princes.All of the much later ōke were branches off of the Fushimi-no-miya house, all but one of them being created by sons of Fushimi-no-miya Kuniye.
Unless stated otherwise, each prince is the son of his predecessor.
The "sesshu shinnōke" and "ōke" households, along with the "
kazoku " (Japanesepeerage ), were reduced to commoner status during the American occupation of Japan, in 1947.References
* Keane, Donald. "Emperor Of Japan: Meiji And His World, 1852-1912". Columbia University Press (2005). ISBN: 0231123418
*Lebra, Sugiyama Takie. "Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility". University of California Press (1995). ISBN: 0520076028
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