, son of Duke Nobusuke, was a Japanese researcher of

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s. He was a descendant of

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. He married the third daughter of

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, Princess Kazuko; they adopted a son from Ogyū-Matsudaira, Naotake. In 1966, Takatsukasa was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in the apartment of his mistress, a Ginza hostess.

Ancestry

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1923 births 1966 deaths Fujiwara clan Takatsukasa family {{japan-noble-stub