![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Empress_Kojun_1941-face.jpg/640px-Empress_Kojun_1941-face.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Empress Nagako
Japanese empress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nagako (6 March 1903 – 16 June 2000)[1] was a member of the Imperial House of Japan, the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito. Her posthumous name is Empress Kōjun (香淳皇后).[1]
Quick Facts Kōjun (Nagako), Tenure ...
Kōjun (Nagako) | |
---|---|
![]() Nagako in 1941 | |
Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | 25 December 1926 – 7 January 1989 |
Enthronement | 10 November 1928 |
Born | Princess Nagako (良子女王) (1903-03-06)6 March 1903 Tokyo City, Japan |
Died | 16 June 2000(2000-06-16) (aged 97) Fukiage Ōmiya Palace, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
Burial | 25 July 2000 Musashi Imperial Graveyard, Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan |
Spouse | |
Issue |
|
House | Imperial House of Japan (by birth, remaining in marriage) |
Father | Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi |
Mother | Chikako Shimazu |
Close
Nagako was empress consort (皇后 kōgō) from 25 December 1926 to 7 January 1989, making her the longest-serving empress consort in Japanese history.[2]