Prince Takamatsu

(1905-1987)

Japanese prince

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Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu (高松宮宣仁親王 Takamatsu-no-miya Nobuhito Shinnō, 3 January 1905 – 3 February 1987) was the third son of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako) and a younger brother of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito). He became heir to the Takamatsu-no-miya (formerly Arisugawa-no-miya), one of the four shinnōke or branches of the imperial family entitled to inherit the Chrysanthemum throne in default of a direct heir. From the mid-1920s until the end of World War II, Prince Takamatsu pursued a career in the Japanese Imperial Navy, eventually rising to the rank of captain. Following the war, the prince became patron or honorary president of various organizations in the fields of international cultural exchange, the arts, sports, and medicine. He is mainly remembered for his philanthropic activities as a member of the Imperial House of Japan.

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Born	3 January 1905 Aoyama Palace, Tokyo, Japan
Died	3 February 1987 (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Emperor Taishō · Father · 1879-1926 · Japanese emperor edit info

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Hirohito · Brother · 1901-1989 · Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 edit info

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Prince Chichibu · Brother · 1902-1953 · Japanese prince edit info

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