昭和 (迪宮) 天皇
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裕仁親王 (迪宮) 天皇 (1901 - 1989)

裕仁親王 (昭和) "裕仁, ひろひと, Hirohito, しょうわ, Shōwa, Showa, Shouwa, Syôwa, Syouwa" 天皇 formerly 迪宮 aka みちのみや, Michinomiya, Mitinomiya, てんのう, Tennō, Tennô, Tenno, Tennou
Born in 日本東京府map
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Husband of — married 26 Jan 1924 [location unknown]
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Died at age 87 in 日本東京都map
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先代:
大正天皇
天皇
1926年12月25日 – 1989年1月7日
次代:
[living person]

Biography

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Prince Michinomiya Hirohito was born in Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, on 28 April 1901. He was the son of then-Crown Prince Yoshihito and Crown Princess Kujō Sadako. He was a member of the Imperial Family.

70 days after his birth, Michinomiya was removed from the imperial court and placed under the care of the family of Kawamura Sumiyoshi, who was to raise him as if he was his grandson. After Sumiyoshi's death, Michinomiya and his brother, Prince Atsunomiya Yasuhito, were returned to the imperial court. Michinomiya studied at Gakushūin from 1908 to 1914.

His father assumed the throne as Emperor in 1912 when Michinomiya's grandfather died. At the same time, Michinomiya was commissioned into the military, eventually rising to the rank of Colonel in the army and Navy Captain in the navy. He was formally proclaimed the Crown Prince on 2 November 1916.

In 1921, the Crown Prince toured Western Europe for six months. Upon returning to Japan, he was made Regent to his ailing father who had a mental illness.

On 27 December 1923, Nanba Daisuke made a failed attempt to assassinate the Crown Prince in the Toranomon incident. Daisuke was executed for his role in the incident.

On 26 January 1924, the Crown Prince married his 14th cousin 3x removed Princess Kuninomiya Nagako. Their first daughter, Princess Terunomiya Shigeko, was born on 6 December 1925. She married Prince Higashikuninomiya Morihiro on 10 October 1943. However, she left the Imperial Family in 1947 as her husband was demoted to commoner status, leaving only the family name of Higashikuni.

On 25 December 1926, the Crown Prince succeeded to the throne upon his father's death, thereby beginning the Shōwa period in Japanese history. His second daughter, Princess Hisanomiya Sachiko, was born on 10 September 1927, but died suddenly on 6 March 1928. Another daughter, Princess Takanomiya Kazuko, was born on 30 September 1929, and married a commoner, Takatsukasa Toshimichi, on 21 May 1950. After that, he had another daughter who left the Imperial Family upon marrying a commoner named Ikeda Takamasa.

Another assassination attempt was made on the Emperor when a hand grenade was thrown by Lee Bong-chang during the Sakuradamon incident on 9 January 1932. Still, he survived. After recovering from the second assassination attempt, he had a son who was invested as the crown prince. Another son was born afterward, and his youngest child, a daughter, was born after.

The Emperor led Japan through World War II. On 15 August 1945, he delivered a surrender speech to the people of Japan. Japan then came under the occupation of the United States of America. The Emperor chose his uncle, Prince Higashikuninomiya Naruhiko, to assist the American occupation as Prime Minister. However, Naruhiko resigned shortly after. There were several attempts by world leaders to put the Emperor on trial for war crimes, but Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, insisted that he retain the throne.

Although the Emperor was not put on trial, he explicitly rejected the claim that he was a divine descendant of Amaterasu. By 1946, he was no longer the imperial sovereign, but the constitutional monarch, as a new constitution was adopted. He remained an active figure after the end of World War II up until his death.

On 22 September 1987, the Emperor was hospitalised for digestive problems by undergoing surgery on the pancreas, eventually being diagnosed with duodenal cancer. Although he seemed to make a recovery, on 19 September 1988, he collapsed in his palace as he underwent internal bleeding for several months.

At 7:55 AM on 7 January 1989, the Emperor's death was officially announced by Fujimori Shōichi, thereby ending the Shōwa period. He was posthumously renamed Emperor Shōwa on 31 January. On 24 February, Shōwa's funeral was held in a formal manner. He is buried in the Musashino Imperial Graveyard in Tokyo.

Upon his death, Shōwa was succeeded to the throne by his eldest son.

Sources

  • "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRP-D2WJ : accessed 12 April 2021), Emperor Hirohito Michi-No-Miya, Illinois, United States, 07 Jan 1989; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Chicago Tribune, born-digital text.

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