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2 Marriage and family  





3 Titles and styles  





4 Honours  



4.1  National honours  







5 Ancestry  





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Yasuko Konoe
Born

Princess Yasuko of Mikasa (甯子内親王)


(1944-04-26) 26 April 1944 (age 80)
Spouse

(m. 1966)
ChildrenTadahiro Konoe
Parents
  • Yuriko Takagi (mother)
  • RelativesImperial House of Japan

    Yasuko Konoe (近衛 甯子, Konoe Yasuko, born 26 April 1944), formerly Princess Yasuko of Mikasa (甯子内親王, Yasuko Naishinnō), is the first child of Takahito, Prince Mikasa, and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa.[1] She married Tadateru Konoe on 16 December 1966. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law.

    Education[edit]

    Princess Yasuko (far right) with (from left to right) her brother Prince Tomohito, her mother Princess Mikasa, and her brother Prince Yoshihito, c. 1950

    Yasuko was born at Numazu Imperial Villa, Numazu, In her childhood, Konoe attended Gakushuin Elementary School and then Gakushuin Women's Secondary School. She later completed her studies by graduating from the Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University.

    Marriage and family[edit]

    Camphor laurel, Camphora officinarum, designated imperial personal emblem of Yasuko

    Princess Yasuko married Tadateru Konoe on 16 December 1966. Upon her marriage, she left the Imperial House of Japan and took the surname of her husband.[1] Tadateru Konoe is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa and adopted grandson (and heir) of former Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe. He is currently President of the Japanese Red Cross Society. They have a son named, Tadahiro (born 18 July 1970). Through Tadahiro and his wife, Keiko Kuni (m. 10 April 2004), Konoe has three grandchildren: two boys and one girl.

    Titles and styles[edit]

    Styles of
    Princess Yasuko
    (before her marriage)
    Mikasa-no-miya mon
    Mikasa-no-miya mon
    Reference styleHer Imperial Highness
    Spoken styleYour Imperial Highness

    Honours[edit]

    National honours[edit]

    Ancestry[edit]

    References[edit]


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yasuko_Konoe&oldid=1190237152"

    Categories: 
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    Living people
    Japanese princesses
    Nobility from Tokyo
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