Princess Yoshiko (Nijō)
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Princess Yoshiko (姝子内親王) later Takamatsu-in (高松院) (December 7, 1141 – July 20, 1176) was a Japanese princess, and an Empress consort of her nephew
Emperor Nijō was the 78th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1158 through 1165. Genealogy Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his ''imina'') was Morihito''-sh ...
. She was the daughter of
Emperor Toba was the 74th Emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 鳥羽天皇 (74)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession. Toba's reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123. Genealogy Before his ascension to the C ...
and
Fujiwara no Nariko , also known as , was an Empress consort of Emperor Toba of Japan and mother of Emperor Konoe. She was the daughter of the ''chūnagon'' and . Life Early years Born in 1117, Nariko grew up with her father Nagazane's doting affection. Acco ...
. She was thus the paternal aunt of her husband, though he was only two years younger than she.


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Japanese princesses Japanese empresses Japanese Buddhist nuns 12th-century Buddhist nuns 1141 births 1176 deaths Daughters of emperors {{Japan-royal-stub