Higashikuni-no-miya
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| Pronunciation | Higashikuni |
| Region of origin | Japanese |
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| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Higashikuni |
The Higashikuni-no-miya (東久邇宮?) was the ninth oldest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house.
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The Higashikuni-no-miya house was formed by Prince Naruhiko, ninth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko.
| Name | Born | Succeeded | Retired | Died | Notes | |
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| 1 | Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko (東久邇宮 稔彦王 Higashikuni-no-miya Naruhiko-ō?) |
1887 | 1906 | . | 1990 | |
| X | Prince Higashikuni Morihiro (東久邇宮 盛厚王 Higashikuni-no-miya Morihiro ō ?) |
1916 | 1969 | . | . | |
| 2 | Prince Higashikuni Nobuhiko (東久邇宮 信彦王 Higashikuni-no-miya Nobukiko-ō ?) |
1944 | 1990 | . | . | grandson of Naruhiko, son of Morihiro |
Prince Higashikuni Nobuhiko became simply “Higashikuni Nobuhiko” after the abolition of the Japanese aristocracy during the American occupation of Japan in 1946.
