Go-Sakuramachi
Go-Sakuramachi ( Japanese 後 桜 町 天皇 , Go-Sakuramachi tennō ; * September 23, 1740 , † December 24, 1813 ) was the 117th Emperor of Japan . Her childhood name was Isanomiya ( 以 茶 宮 ), then Akenomiya ( 緋 宮 ) and her proper name Toshiko ( 智子 ).
Life
She was the last of eight empresses in Japanese history. Her father was the emperor Sakuramachi , her mother his wife Nijō Ieko ( 二条 舎 子 ). She held the throne from 1762 to 1771, after which she gave it to her nephew Go-Momozono . But the real political power in Japan was the Tokugawa - shoguns in Edo .
She did not get married and had no children.
Her grave is in the mausoleum Tsuki no wa no misasagi ( 月 輪 陵 ) in the district of Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Momozono |
Empress of Japan 1762 - 1771 |
Go-momozono |
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| SURNAME | Go-Sakuramachi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | 117. Empress of Japan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1740 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1813 |