Nobuhiko Higashikuni
Japanese aristocrat and Imperial prince (1945–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nobuhiko Higashikuni (東久邇 信彦, Higashikuni Nobuhiko, 10 March 1945 – 20 March 2019)[1] was a Japanese aristocrat and former Imperial prince. The first grandchild of Emperor Hirohito, he was the eldest son of Shigeko, Princess Teru, the Emperor's eldest child. He was thus a maternal nephew of the Emperor Emeritus Akihito and cousin of Naruhito. His father was Morihiro Higashikuni, a grandson of Emperor Meiji.
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Nobuhiko Higashikuni | |
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Born | Prince Nobuhiko Higashikuni (1945-03-10)10 March 1945 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | 20 March 2019(2019-03-20) (aged 74) |
Spouse(s) |
Yoshiko Shimada (m. 1972) |
Issue | Masahiko Higashikuni |
Father | Prince Morihiro Higashikuni |
Mother | Shigeko, Princess Teru |
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