, formerly , was the daughter of
Prince Tsunehisa Takeda and
Princess Masako Takeda
, born , was the tenth child and sixth daughter of Emperor Meiji of Japan, and the third child and second daughter of Sono Sachiko, the Emperor's fifth concubine.
Biography
Masako was born in Tokyo Prefecture, the daughter of Emperor Meiji ...
, and was thus the granddaughter of
Emperor Meiji through her mother's side. She married Tsunemitsu Sano in March 1934, and had four children.
[天皇家の饗宴 - p152 秋山徳蔵 - 1978 "一方、十入の皇女のうち成人なさったのは第六皇女の常宮昌子内親王、第七皇女周宮一: 16 子内親王、第八皇女富美宮允子内親王、第九皇女泰宮聰子内親王の四人で、昌子内親王は竹田宮恆久王と、房子内親王は北白川宮成久王と、そして允子内親王は ...] She lost her status as a member of the
Imperial Family
A royal family is the immediate family of King, kings/Queen regnant, queens, Emir, emirs/emiras, Sultan, sultans/Sultana (title), sultanas, or raja/rani and sometimes their extended family. The term imperial family appropriately describes the ...
in October 1947 with the abolition of
collateral imperial houses by the
American Occupation Authorities. She died on September 3, 2003. Her grave is in
Aoyama Cemetery, and the stone is marked with her
Christian name
A Christian name, sometimes referred to as a baptismal name, is a religious personal name given on the occasion of a Christian baptism, though now most often assigned by parents at birth. In English-speaking cultures, a person's Christian name ...
, Maria (マリヤ).
References
1913 births
2003 deaths
Japanese princesses
People of Shōwa-period Japan
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