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Higashifushimi Kunihide
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Higashifushimi.
Count Higashifushimi Kunihide (東伏見 邦英, 16 May 1910 – 1 January 2014) was the titular head of the Higashifushimi-no-miya, an extinct branch of the Imperial House of Japan, and a Buddhist monk. He was the youngest brother of Empress Kōjun and was the maternal uncle of Emperor Emeritus Akihito. If he had kept his Imperial status, at the time of his death, at age 103, he would have been the longest-lived member, of the Imperial House of Japan.[2] His Dharma name was Jigō (慈洽).[3]
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Count Higashifushimi Kunihide | |
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東伏見慈洽 | |
![]() Prince Higashifushimi Kunihide, circa 1920s | |
Born | (1910-05-16)16 May 1910 |
Died | 1 January 2014(2014-01-01) (aged 103) |
Other names | Kuni Kunihide Higashifushimi Jigō |
Citizenship | Japan |
Occupation | Buddhist monk |
Title | Count (until 1947) |
Spouse |
Yasuko Kamei (died 2009) |
Children | 4, including Jiko Higashifushimi |
Parent(s) | Kuni Kuniyoshi Shimazu Chikako |
Relatives | Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito (great uncle) Empress Kōjun (sister) Emperor Shōwa (brother-in-law) Emperor Emeritus Akihito (nephew) |
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