Hashimoto Natsuko
Second concubine of Emperor Meiji
About Hashimoto Natsuko
Lived 1856 – 1873 (aged 17). Hashimoto Natsuko was a Japanese courtier.
was the second concubine of Emperor Meiji, and the mother of his first daughter Wakatakayori-hime no Mikoto (稚高依姫尊). Wakatakayori-hime no Mikoto was stillborn, and Natsuko died of complications from her delivery.
Natsuko was a daughter of the noblewoman Hashimoto Reiko (橋本麗子, 1835–1889), and she entered Meiji's service as a concubine in 1872. Natsuko's tomb is at Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery at Gokoku-ji in Bunkyo, Tokyo.
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Who was Hashimoto Natsuko?
second concubine of Emperor Meiji
When was Hashimoto Natsuko born?
Hashimoto Natsuko was born on 1 February 1856.
When did Hashimoto Natsuko die?
Hashimoto Natsuko died on 14 November 1873.
What was Hashimoto Natsuko's occupation?
Hashimoto Natsuko was a courtier.
What nationality was Hashimoto Natsuko?
Hashimoto Natsuko was Japanese.
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· Wikipedia: Hashimoto Natsuko
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