Takatsukasa Fusako

Takatsukasa Fusako
Takatsukasa Fusako
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure	1683–1687
Born	12 October 1653
Died	19 May 1712 (aged 58)
Burial	Tsuki no wa no misasagi
Spouse	Emperor Reigen (m. 1670)
Father	Takatsukasa Norihira

Takatsukasa Fusako (鷹司房子, October 12, 1653 – May 19, 1712), also known as Shinjōsaimon-in (新上西門院), was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Reigen.

Life

Her father was

sadaijin Kujō Kaneharu, and Takatsukasa Nobuko, the wife of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

. Another theory holds that Fusako was actually Norihira's younger sister, whom he adopted as his daughter.

Marriage

On December 1, 1670,

udaijin Konoe Motohiro was used as a temporary palace. This was not a new occurrence: in 1661,^[c] during the reign of the previous emperor Emperor Go-Sai, another conflagration had led to the use of Motohiro's estate. On October 3, 1673,^[d] Fusako gave birth to her daughter Princess Masako (栄子内親王). In light of the great fire in Kyoto that had destroyed the palace, the era name was changed to Enpō. But on January 10, 1676,^[e]

immediately after a new palace had been completed, the temporary one at Motohiro's estate caught flame in turn. Fusako and the emperor found refuge at the home of Yoshida Kaneyuki (吉田兼敬) before entering the new palace two days later.

Empress

On January 1, 1683,

chūgū. She thereby became the emperor's legitimate wife—during the entire Edo period, this only happened four times. Reigen abdicated the throne on May 2, 1687,^[h] in favor of Crown Prince Asahito, who then became Emperor Higashiyama. Accompanying this, Fusako was bestowed the honorary name Shinjōsaimon-in. In early 1695,^[i] the shogunate

presented her with 1,000 koku of land.

Takatsukasa Fusako died on May 19, 1712.[j] Her grave is located at Tsuki no wa no misasagi in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.

Notes

All Western dates calculated using Tsuchihashi's database via the Nengocalc tool.

^ The 21st day of the 11th month of Kanbun 9.
^ The 9th day of the 5th month of Kanbun 13.
^ The 1st month of Manji 4.
^ The 23rd day of the 8th month of Kanbun 13.
^ The 25th day of the 11th month of Enpō 3.
^ The 7th day of the 12th month of Tenna 2.
^ The 14th day of the 2nd month of Tenna 3.
^ The 21st day of the 3rd month of Jōkyō 4.
^ The 7th month of Genroku 8.
^ The 14th day of the 4th month of Shōtoku 4.

References

Japanese royalty
Preceded by Tokugawa Masako	Empress consort of Japan 1683–1687	Succeeded by Princess Yukiko

[1] The 21st day of the 11th month of Kanbun 9.

[2] The 9th day of the 5th month of Kanbun 13.

[3] The 1st month of Manji 4.

[4] The 23rd day of the 8th month of Kanbun 13.

[5] The 25th day of the 11th month of Enpō 3.

[6] The 7th day of the 12th month of Tenna 2.

[7] The 14th day of the 2nd month of Tenna 3.

[8] The 21st day of the 3rd month of Jōkyō 4.

[9] The 7th month of Genroku 8.

[10] The 14th day of the 4th month of Shōtoku 4.

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