Prince Takamatsu
Noble person
1905 – 1987
Who was Prince Takamatsu?
Prince Takamatsu was the third son of HIM Emperor Taishō and HIM Empress Teimei and a younger brother of the HIM Emperor Shōwa. He became heir to the Takamatsu-no-miya, one of the four shinnōke or branches of the imperial family entitled to inherit the Chrysanthemum throne in default of a direct heir. From the mid-1920s until the end of World War II, Prince Takamatsu pursued a career in the Japanese Imperial Navy, eventually rising to the rank of captain. Following the war, the prince became patron or honorary president of various organizations in the fields of international cultural exchange, the arts, sports, and medicine. He is mainly remembered for his philanthropic activities as a member of the Imperial Household of Japan.
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- Born
- Jan 3, 1905
Tokyo - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Princess Takamatsu
(1930/02/04 - 1987/02/03)
- Princess Takamatsu
- Religion
- Shinto
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
- Died
- Feb 3, 1987
Tokyo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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