Yoshihito, Prince Katsura

Yoshihito
Prince Katsura
Picture of a man with goatee wearing glasses
Born(1948-02-11)11 February 1948
Kamiōsaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Died8 June 2014(2014-06-08) (aged 66)
University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Burial17 June 2014
Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery, Bunkyo, Tokyo
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherTakahito, Prince Mikasa
MotherYuriko Takagi

Yoshihito, Prince Katsura (桂宮宜仁親王, Katsura-no-miya Yoshihito Shinnō, 11 February 1948 – 8 June 2014) was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the second son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito. Originally known as Prince Yoshihito of Mikasa, he received the title Prince Katsura (Katsura-no-miya) and authorization to start a new branch of the Imperial Family on 1 January 1988 at age 39. He died of a heart attack on 8 June 2014, aged 66.