Korte biografie

Mikasa

Oorspronkelijke naam: 三笠宮崇仁親王

Ook bekend als: Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Prince Takahito of Mikasa, Mikasa-no-miya Takahito-shinnō, Mikasa-no-miya Takahito Shinnō

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Geboorteplaats:

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Geboortedatum:

2 december 1915 • Sterrenbeeld: Sagittarius

Nationaliteit:

Japan

Overlijdensdatum:

27 oktober 2016 (100 years old)

Korte bio:

was a Japanese prince, the youngest of the four sons of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako). He was their last surviving child. His eldest brother was Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito). After serving as a junior cavalry officer in the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, Takahito embarked upon a post-war career as a scholar and part-time lecturer in Middle Eastern studies and Semitic languages. Prince Mikasa married Yuriko Takagi in 1941, and they had five children.

Prince and Princess Mikasa outlived all three of their sons. With the death of his sister-in-law Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu, on 17 December 2004, Prince Mikasa became the oldest living member of the Imperial House of Japan. He remained active until a few months before his death at the age of 100. At the time of his death, Prince Mikasa was the oldest living royal.

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Politics and public service Science and academia historian military personnel archaeologist linguist politician orientalist Tokyo Japan