Setsuko, Princess Chichibu

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Setsuko
Princess Chichibu
Bunkyo, Tokyo
Spouse
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(m. 1928; died 1953)​
House
FatherTsuneo Matsudaira
MotherNobuko Nabeshima

Setsuko, Princess Chichibu (雍仁親王妃勢津子, Yasuhito Shinnōhi Setsuko, born Setsuko Matsudaira (松平節子, Matsudaira Setsuko); 9 September 1909 – 25 August 1995) was a member of the

Emperor Akihito
.

Early life

Setsuko Matsudaira was born on 9 September 1909 in

Japanese Imperial Family
.

From 1925 to 1928, Setsuko was educated at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. while her father was ambassador to the United States.[3] Setsuko was fluent in English and was sometimes considered to be a Kikokushijo. Upon her return to Japan, Setsuko was chosen by Empress Teimei to marry her second son, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, despite the fact she was a commoner.[4] Setsuko married the Prince after her uncle, Viscount Morio Matsudaira, formally adopted her, thus removing the status incongruity between the prince and his bride.[5]

Marriage

The Prince and Princess Chichibu on their wedding day
Chrysanthemum × morifolium, designated imperial personal emblem of Setsuko

On 28 September 1928, aged 19, Setsuko wed Prince Chichibu, and became Princess Chichibu.[6][7][8] The bride and groom were eighth cousins, thrice removed, as both were descended from Nabeshima Katsushige, the first lord of Saga.[9] Prince and Princess Chichibu had no children, as Princess Chichibu's only pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. However, by all accounts their marriage was filled with love and happiness for each other.[10][11]

In 1937, the prince and princess were sent on a tour of

Second World War on the side of the Axis powers.[13][14]

Widowhood

After the Prince's death of

Japanese Red Cross[16]
The Princess made several semi-official visits to Great Britain and Sweden.

Death

Princess Chichibu died from heart failure in Tokyo on 25 August 1995, shortly before her 86th birthday.[17][18] Princess Chichibu's autobiography, which was published posthumously as The Silver Drum: A Japanese Imperial Memoir, was translated into English by Dorothy Britton.[19]

Honours

Ancestry

Ancestors of Setsuko, Princess Chichibu
Matsudaira Tsuneo (1877–1949)
10. Kawamura Genbei
5. Kawamura Nagako
1. Setsuko, Princess Chichibu
24. Nabeshima Narinao, 9th Lord of Saga (1780–1839)
12. Nabeshima Naomasa, 10th Lord of Saga (1815–1871)
25. Ikeda Sachiko (1788–1837)
6. Marquess Nabeshima Naohiro, 11th Lord of Saga (1846–1921)
26. Tokugawa Narimasa, 3rd Tayasu-Tokugawa family head (1779–1848)
13. Tokugawa Tatsuko (1830–1886)
27. Kimura Seishōin (1796–1871)
3. Lady Nabeshima Nobuko (1886–1969)
28. Hirohashi Mitsunari (1797–1862)
14. Hirohashi Taneyasu (1819–1876)
7. Hirohashi Nagako (1855–1941)

Patrilineal descent

Patrilineal descent

Setsuko's patriline is the line from which she is descended father to son.

The existence of a verifiable link between the Nitta clan and the Tokugawa/Matsudaira clan remains somewhat in dispute.

  1. Descent prior to Keitai is unclear to modern historians, but traditionally traced back patrilineally to Emperor Jimmu
  2. Emperor Keitai, ca. 450–534
  3. Emperor Kinmei, 509–571
  4. Emperor Bidatsu, 538–585
  5. Prince Oshisaka, ca. 556–???
  6. Emperor Jomei, 593–641
  7. Emperor Tenji, 626–671
  8. Prince Shiki, ????–716
  9. Emperor Kōnin, 709–786
  10. Emperor Kanmu, 737–806
  11. Emperor Saga, 786–842
  12. Emperor Ninmyō, 810–850
  13. Emperor Montoku 826–858
  14. Emperor Seiwa, 850–881
  15. Prince Sadazumi, 873–916
  16. Minamoto no Tsunemoto, 894–961
  17. Minamoto no Mitsunaka, 912–997
  18. Minamoto no Yorinobu, 968–1048
  19. Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, 988–1075
  20. Minamoto no Yoshiie, 1039–1106
  21. Minamoto no Yoshikuni, 1091–1155
  22. Minamoto no Yoshishige, 1114–1202
  23. Nitta Yoshikane, 1139–1206
  24. Nitta Yoshifusa, 1162–1195
  25. Nitta Masayoshi, 1187–1257
  26. Nitta Masauji, 1208–1271
  27. Nitta Motouji, 1253–1324
  28. Nitta Tomouji, 1274–1318
  29. Nitta Yoshisada, 1301–1338
  30. Nitta Yoshimune, 1331?–1368
  31. Tokugawa Chikasue?, ????–???? (speculated)
  32. Tokugawa Arichika, ????–????
  33. Matsudaira Chikauji, d. 1393?
  34. Matsudaira Yasuchika, ????–14??
  35. Matsudaira Nobumitsu, c. 1404–1488/89?
  36. Matsudaira Chikatada, 1430s–1501
  37. Masudaira Nagachika, 1473–1544
  38. Matsudaira Nobutada, 1490–1531
  39. Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, 1511–1536
  40. Matsudaira Hirotada, 1526–1549
  41. Tokugawa Ieyasu, 1st Tokugawa Shōgun (1543–1616)
  42. Tokugawa Yorifusa, 1st Lord of Mito (1603–1661)
  43. Matsudaira Yorishige, 1st Lord of Takamatsu (1622–1695)
  44. Matsudaira Yoriyuki (1661–1687)
  45. Matsudaira Yoritoyo, 3rd Lord of Takamatsu (1680–1735)
  46. Tokugawa Munetaka, 4th Lord of Mito (1705–1730)
  47. Tokugawa Munemoto, 5th Lord of Mito (1728–1766)
  48. Tokugawa Harumori, 6th Lord of Mito (1751–1805)
  49. Matsudaira Yoshinari, 9th Lord of Takasu (1776–1832)
  50. Matsudaira Yoshitatsu, 10th Lord of Takasu (1800–1862)
  51. Matsudaira Katamori, 9th Lord of Aizu (1836–1893)
  52. Tsuneo Matsudaira, (1877–1949)
  53. Setsuko Matsudaira, (1909–1995)

Footnotes

  1. ^ Sakata, Ikuko (March 1988). "Special Feature : Imperial Factions — Imperial Households of the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Era — Princess Chichibunomiya Setsuko, a marriage of the Imperial Family -- a bride from the Aizu clan, or the Imperial Enemy" 特集 天皇家の閨閥--明治･大正･昭和の皇室 天皇家の結婚 秩父宮妃勢津子--朝敵「会津」の嫁入り. Rekishi Dokuhon. 33 (5 (472)). Kadokawa Publication: 102～109 (plate number 0053.jp2-).
  2. ISBN 978-4-904834-37-4
    .
  3. ^ Roosevelt, Eleanor (May 28, 1953). "1953 – My Day". The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Digital Edition (www.gwu.edu).
  4. ^ Okamoto 1928, p. 76 (plate number 0045.jp2)
  5. ^ Matsudaira, Tsunekazu (松平恒忠). "Memories of Grandfather Matsudaira Tsuneo and Aunt Princess Chichibunomiya Setsuko" 祖父松平恒雄と叔母秩父宮妃勢津子の思い出. Rekishi to Tabi (歴史と旅). 24 (9 (368)): 128-133 (plate number 0067.jp2-).
  6. ^ Kampō 1928a, pp. 675
  7. ^ Kampō 1928b, pp. 741 (plate number 0002.jp2), "Announcement / Kunaishō / Number 29 / Marriage notice of Prince Yasuhito with the niece of Viscount Matsudaira Yasuo"
  8. ^ a b Kampō 1928b, pp. 746 (plate number 0005.jp2), "Announcement/ Naimushō / Number 256 / Decorations and appointments (Shōkunkyoku) – as of 28 September Shōwa 3rd (1928) ; Princess Setsuko of Prince Chichibunomiya Yasuhito – Appointed to the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (1st class)."
  9. ^ a b "Genealogy". Reichsarchiv (in Japanese). 8 May 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  10. ^ a b Bungei shunjū 1973
  11. ^ Female staff writer (May 1929). "The Daily Life of Her Imperial Highness Princess Chichibunomiya Setsuko" 秩父宮妃勢津子殿下の御日常. Shufu No Tomo. 13 (5 (May issue)). Shufu no tomo-sha: 35-38 (plate number 0063.jp2-).
  12. ^ Gotemba seiwa 1948
  13. doi:10.11501/2310430
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  14. ^ Kase 1995, pp. 25–27
  15. ^ NDL digital collection 1995
  16. ^ Chichibunomiya Setsuko (January 1951). "Congratulatory Remarks : National Health and the Mission of the Association" 祝辞 国民の健康と協会の任務. Journal of the Japanese Nursing Association. 3 (6): 5 (plate number 0006.jp2).
  17. ^ Murayama, Tomi'ichi (April 1998). Cabinet Secretariat (Japan) (ed.). "A tribute to the late Her Imperial Highness Princess Chichibunomiya Setsuko (25 August 1995)" 秩父宮妃勢津子殿下のご訃報に接しての謹話 (平成7・8・25). 村山内閣総理大臣演説集 (in Japanese). Nihon Kōhō Kyōkai (日本広報協会): 112.
  18. ^ Kirimo: Commemorating the Completion of the Relief of Her Imperial Highness Chichibunomiya Setsuko きりも : 秩父宮妃勢津子殿下御尊影レリーフ完成記念 (in Japanese). Ōtaki Village (Saitama Prefecture): Chichibunomiya Setsuko-hi Rerīfu kensetsu Īnkai. 2000.
  19. doi:10.11501/3198575
    – via NDL.

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