was the 5th head of the
Kan'in-no-miya
The was the youngest of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out. It was founded by Prince Naohito, the son of Emperor ...
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shinnōke
was the collective name for the four cadet branches of the Imperial family of Japan, which were until 1947 entitled to provide a successor to the Chrysanthemum throne if the main line failed to produce an heir. The heads of these royal houses h ...
'' cadet branches of the
Imperial Family of Japan
The , also referred to as the Imperial Family or the House of Yamato, comprises those members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present Constitution of Japan, the Emperor i ...
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He became the 5th head in 1828 after the passing of Prince Kan'in Tatsuhito.
Because the prince had no heirs, the title of Prince Kan'in lay dormant with his death. The 6th prince was
Prince Kan'in Kotohito
was the sixth head of a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family, and a career army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff from 1931 to 1940. During his tenure as the Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army Ge ...
, who was selected in 1872 from the branch Fushimi-no-miya.
1818 births
1842 deaths
Japanese princes
Kan'in-no-miya
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