Fushimi-no-miya

The Fushimi-no-miya (伏見宮) is the oldest of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the order of succession.

The Fushimi-no-miya was founded by Prince Yoshihito, the son of the Northern Court Emperor Sukō. As the house was founded by a Northern Pretender, the first three princes are sometimes not recognized as legitimate Fushimi princes.

All of the much later ōke were branches off the Fushimi-no-miya house, all but one of them being created by sons of Fushimi-no-miya Kuniye.

Unless stated otherwise, each prince is the son of his predecessor.

Name Born Succeeded Resigned Died Notes
1 Yoshihito (栄仁) 1351 1409 . 1416 Son of Emperor Sukō
2 Haruhito (治仁) 1370 1416 . 1417
3 Sadafusa (貞成) 1372 1425 1447 1456 son of Yoshihito; father of Emperor Go-Hanazono and the most recent common ancestor in the paternal line of the current Imperial family and its former collateral branches
4 Sadatsune (貞常) 1426 1456 . 1474 brother of Emperor Go-Hanazono
5 Kunitaka (邦高) 1456 1474 1516 1532
6 Sadaatsu (貞敦) 1488 1504 1545 1572
7 Kunisuke (邦輔) 1513 1531 . 1563
8 Sadayasu (貞康) 1547 1563 . 1568
9 Kuninobu (邦房) 1566 1575 . 1622 son of Kunisuke (#7)
10 Sadakiyo (貞清) 1596 1605 . 1654
11 Kuninari (邦尚) 1615 1626 . 1654
12 Kunimichi (邦道) 1641 1649 . 1654 son of Sadakiyo (#10)
13 Sadayuki (貞致) 1632 1660 . 1694 son of Sadakiyo (#10)
14 Kuninaga (邦永) 1676 1695 . 1726
15 Sadatake (貞建) 1701 1715 . 1754
16 Kunitada (邦忠) 1732 1743 1754 1759
17 Sadamochi (貞行) 1760 1763 . 1772 son of Emperor Momozono
18 Kuniyori (邦頼) 1733 1774 . 1802 son of Sadatake (#15)
19 Sadayoshi (貞敬) 1776 1797 . 1841
20/23 Kuniie (邦家) 1802 1817 . 1872 See ōke
21 Sadanori (貞教) 1836 1848 . 1862
22/24 Sadanaru (貞愛) 1858 1862 . 1923 son of Kuniie (#20)
25 Hiroyasu
(博恭)
1875 1923 . 1946
26 Hiroaki (博明) 1932 1946 1947 . Current head; grandson of Hiroyasu

The sesshu shinnōke and ōke households, along with the kazoku (Japanese peerage), were reduced to commoner status during the American occupation of Japan, in 1947.