Prince Yamashina Takehiko
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Prince Yamashina Takehiko (山階宮 武彦王, Yamashina-no-miya Takehiko-ō, 13 February 1898 – 10 August 1987), was the third (and final) head of the Yamashina-no-miya, a
Japanese imperial family
. He was nicknamed "the Flying Prince".
Early life
Prince Yamashina Takehiko was the son and eldest child of Prince Yamashina Kikumaro by his first wife, the former Kujō Noriko. He succeeded his father as the third head of the Yamashina-no-miya house on 2 May 1908, after his father's sudden and untimely death.
Military career
Prince Yamashina Takehiko graduated from the 46th class of the
nervous breakdown). He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander
in 1929 and placed on the waiting list. Prince Yamashina Takehiko retired from public life in 1932.
Prince Yamashina lost his status as a member of Imperial Family with the abolition of the imperial branch families by the
American occupation authorities
on 14 October 1947.
Marriage & Family
In 1922, Prince Yamashina Takehiko married Princess Kaya Sakiko, the daughter of
Kamakura, collapsed on top of her, killing her and her unborn child named Prince Yamashina Taha (山階宮他派王, Yamashina-no-miya Taha-ō). The death of his wife severely affected Prince Yamashina, and he suffered from severe depression
for years afterwards. He never remarried, and the direct Yamashina line became extinct with his death in Tokyo on 10 August 1987.
References
- Fujitani, T. Splendid Monarchy: Power and Pageantry in Modern Japan. University of California Press; Reprint edition (1998). ISBN 0-520-21371-8
- Lebra, Sugiyama Takie. Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility. University of California Press (1995). ISBN 0-520-07602-8
- Imperial Japanese Navy
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