Princess Masako Takeda
Japanese princess; daughter of Emperor Meiji and Sono Sachiko
About Princess Masako Takeda
Lived 1888 – 1940 (aged 51). Princess Masako Takeda was a Japanese aristocrat.
, born , was the tenth child and sixth daughter of Emperor Meiji of Japan, and the third child and second daughter of Sono Sachiko, the Emperor's fifth concubine.
Biography Princess Masako (right) and Princess Fusako (left). Princess Masako is wearing the uniform for women of the Navy. Masako was born in Tokyo Prefecture, the daughter of Emperor Meiji and Lady Sachiko. She held the childhood appellation "Tsune no miya" (Princess Tsune).
Her future husband, Prince Tsunehisa Takeda, was the eldest son of Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa and thus the brother of Prince Kitashirakawa Naruhisa. Emperor Meiji authorized Prince Tsunehisa to start a new princely house in March 1906, largely to provide a household with suitable status for his sixth daughter Princess Tsune. Prince Takeda married Princess Masako on 30 April 1908, by whom he had a son and a daughter:
, married Count Sano Tsunemitsu.
She died on 8 March 1940, aged 51.
Honours Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
Ancestry
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Who was Princess Masako Takeda?
Japanese princess; daughter of Emperor Meiji and Sono Sachiko (1888–1940)
When was Princess Masako Takeda born?
Princess Masako Takeda was born on 30 September 1888 in Tokyo.
When did Princess Masako Takeda die?
Princess Masako Takeda died on 8 March 1940 in Tokyo.
What was Princess Masako Takeda's occupation?
Princess Masako Takeda was an aristocrat.
What nationality was Princess Masako Takeda?
Princess Masako Takeda was Japanese.
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· Wikipedia: Princess Masako Takeda
· DBpedia: Princess Masako Takeda
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