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GENEALOGY

He was the firstborn son of Emperor Momozono .
  • Court Lady: Konoe ?? (近衛維子)

  • ---First daughter: Imperial Princess Kinko? (欣子内親王) - later Emperor Kokaku's chief wife (''chūgū''), Yoshiko (?, 欣子内親王), then also known as Shinkiyowa-in (?, 新清和院)

  • Adopted son

  • ---Imperial Prince Tomohito (兼仁親王) ( Emperor Kōkaku , sixth son of Imperial Prince Kan'in-no-miya Sukehito)



LIFE

He became Crown Prince in 1768. Two years later, in 1771, his aunt, Empress Go-Sakuramachi , ceded the throne to him. The Emperor was sickly, and in 1779, he died at the age of just 22.

Because his only child was a daughter, Princess ?? (欣子), he hurriedly adopted a son from the Kan'in branch of the Imperial Family who became Emperor Kōkaku . His daughter was married to Emperor Kōkaku - Imperial Princess Yoshiko (?, 欣子内親王), also known as Shinkiyowa-in (?, 新清和院).


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