Kuniyoshi | |
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Prince Kuni | |
Prince Kuni | |
Reign | 1891–1929 |
Predecessor | Prince Kuni Asahiko |
Successor | Prince Kuni Asaakira |
Born | 23 June 1873 Kyoto, Japan |
Died | 29 June 1929 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 56)
Spouse | Shimazu Chikako |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1897–1929 |
Rank | Field Marshal (Gensui) |
Battles / wars | Russo-Japanese War |
Awards | Order of the Golden Kite (4th class) Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun |
Kuniyoshi, Prince Kuni (久邇宮邦彦王, Kuni-no-miya Kuniyoshi ō, 23 June 1873 – 29 June 1929) was a member of the Japanese imperial family and a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Meiji and Taishō periods. He was the father of Empress Kōjun (who in turn was the consort of the Emperor Hirohito), and therefore, the maternal grandfather of Emperor Emeritus Akihito.