The Fushimi-no-miya ( 伏見宮 ) is the oldest of the four shinnōke , branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the order of succession .
5-563: The Fushimi-no-miya was founded by Prince Yoshihito , the son of the Northern Court Emperor Sukō . As the house was founded by a Northern Pretender, the first three princes are sometimes not recognized as legitimate Fushimi princes. All of the much later ōke were branches off the Fushimi-no-miya house, all but one of them being created by sons of Fushimi-no-miya Kuniye. Unless stated otherwise, each prince
10-572: A lady-in-waiting in 1352, the first year of the emperor's reign. In 1368, the 23rd year of the Shōhei era , he was named Imperial Prince Yoshihitō (仁親王). Fushimi underwent a coming-of-age ceremony in November 1375 and received the title of Nihon, the second-highest rank for a prince. Suk ō hoped that Yoshihito, the first prince of the Jimyoin imperial line, would succeed him as emperor. However, at
15-590: Is not traditionally listed. Prince Fushimi Yoshihito Prince Fushimi Yoshihito (伏見宮栄仁親王, Fushimi-no-miya Yoshihito shinnō ) (1351 – 9 December 1416) was a member of the Japanese imperial family during the Northern and Southern Courts period . He was the eldest son of Emperor Sukō and the founder of the Fushimi-no-miya branch of the imperial family. Fushimi was born to Emperor Sukō and
20-651: Is the son of his predecessor. The sesshu shinnōke and ōke households, along with the kazoku (Japanese peerage ), were reduced to commoner status during the American occupation of Japan, in 1947. This is a family tree of the Fushimi no miya. Numbers provided are given assuming that the Oke are restored Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD Imperial Consort and Regent Empress Jingū
25-713: The time, the Japanese imperial house was separated into several branches, including Sukō's Northern Court line and another line led by his younger brother Emperor Go-Kōgon . It was thus difficult for Yoshihito to become the undisputed emperor of Japan. After the abdicated Sukō died in 1398, Imperial Prince Yoshihito lost his most powerful political supporter and joined the priesthood in May 1398. In 1416, Prince Yoshihito began to suffer from illness. His fellow priests attempted to cure him with several Buddhist rituals, none of which were successful. Buddhists were brought in to deliver
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