Prince Komatsu Akihito

Komatsu Akihito
小松宮彰仁親王
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office
In office
January 26, 1895 – January 20, 1898
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byPrince Arisugawa Taruhito
Succeeded byKawakami Soroku
Personal details
BornFebruary 11, 1846
Kyoto, Tokugawa shogunate
DiedFebruary 18, 1903(1903-02-18) (aged 57)
Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Awards
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1867–1895
RankField Marshal , Commander in Chief
Battles/wars

Prince Komatsu Akihito (小松宮彰仁親王, Komatsu-no-miya Akihito shinnō, February 11, 1846 – February 18, 1903) was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army, who was a member of the Fushimi-no-miya, one of the shinnōke branches of the Imperial Family of Japan, which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne.