Tomohito by Mikasa (Prince)

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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (2003)

Prince Tomohito of Mikasa ( Japanese 寛 仁 親王 , Tomohito-shinnō; born January 5, 1946 in Hayama , Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan ; † June 6, 2012 in Tokyo , Japan) was a member of the Japanese imperial family as the cousin of Emperor Akihito . He was the Hereditary Prince of the House of Mikasa no miya . His official title was Prince, the title was His Imperial Highness . He was also popularly known as "Hige no denka" (German: "His Highness with the Beard").

family

Prince Tomohito was born as the eldest son of Prince Mikasa and Princess Mikasa. He got engaged to Aso Nobuko on May 21, 1980 and married on November 7, 1980. His wife was awarded the title of Princess Tomohito of Mikasa by the Tennō . His wife's brother is the former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso .

The couple has two daughters:

Life

Prince Tomohito studied political science at Gakushūin University Law School . He graduated successfully in 1968. From 1968 to 1970 he studied at Magdalen College of Oxford University in England.

From 1970 to 1972 he was a member of the organizing committee for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo . After suffering from cancer, Prince Tomohito was President or Honorary President of numerous organizations in the field of cancer research and various sports organizations. He was often a representative of the Japanese imperial family on trips abroad, where he was particularly involved in the field of health and welfare.

Since 1983 he was an honorary member of the Catholic student fraternity AV Edo-Rhenania zu Tokyo , a fraternity friendly with the CV .

Since 1991, Prince Tomohito had undergone numerous operations for cancer . He finally succumbed to the disease on June 6, 2012.

various

In November 2005, Tomohito reported that he believed that Crown Prince Naruhito , who has a daughter but no sons, should take a concubine to obtain an heir to the throne, as has been the practice in the Japanese Empire for centuries.

Awards

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c cousin of the Japanese emperor died , handelsblatt.de of June 6, 2012 (accessed on June 6, 2012)
  2. ↑ Bring back concubines, urges emperor's cousin , theguardian.com, November 4, 2005 (accessed December 18, 2015)
  3. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Tomohito from Mikasa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 三 笠 宮 寬仁; Mikasa no miya Tomohito shinnō
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese nobleman, hereditary prince of the house "Mikasa no miya" (Japan)
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Hayama (Kanagawa) , Japan
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 2012
Place of death Tokyo , Japan