Prince Kachō Hiroatsu

of Japan, was the second head of the Kwacho-no-miya collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family.

Prince Kwacho Hiroatsu was the son of HIH Prince Kwacho Hirotsune, and succeed his father as head of the Kwacho-no-miya house on 25 May 1876. Due to his very young age, he was officially adopted by Emperor Meiji. Of weak constitution, Prince Hiroatsu died on 15 February 1883 at age eight.

To prevent the Kwacho-no-miya house from becoming extinct, Emperor Meiji assigned Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu to succeed to the title in 1883.

References

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* Lebra, Sugiyama Takie. "Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility". University of California Press (1995). ISBN: 0520076028