Prince Yamashina Takehiko

Yamashina Takehiko
山階宮 武彦王
Prince Yamashina Takehiko
Born(1898-02-03)3 February 1898
Tokyo, Japan
Died10 August 1987(1987-08-10) (aged 89)
Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
SpousePrincess Kaya Sakiko
FatherPrince Yamashina Kikumaro
Military career
Allegiance Japan
Service / branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1918–1932
RankLieutenant-Commander
UnitImperial Japanese Navy Aviation Bureau
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Battles / warsFirst World War

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 collateral line of the Japanese imperial family. He was nicknamed "the Flying Prince".