was the first concubine of
Emperor Meiji
, posthumously honored as , was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the List of emperors of Japan, traditional order of succession, reigning from 1867 until his death in 1912. His reign is associated with the Meiji Restoration of 1868, which ...
, and the mother of his first child Wakamitsuteru-hiko no Mikoto (稚瑞照彦尊). Wakamitsuteru-hiko no Mikoto was stillborn, and Mitsuko died of complications from his delivery five days later.
Mitsuko was assisted in the delivery by
Kusumoto Ine
Kusumoto Ine (, 31 May 182727 August 1903; born Shiimoto Ine ) was a Japanese physician. She was the first female doctor of Western medicine in Japan.
She was the daughter of Kusumoto Taki, who was a courtesan from Nagasaki; and the German ph ...
, the first woman doctor of western medical training in Japan.
Mitsuko's tomb is at Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery at
Gokoku-ji in
Bunkyo, Tokyo.
See also
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Empress Shōken
, who adopted the imperial given name in 1867 and was posthumously honoured as , was the wife of Emperor Meiji of Japan. She was one of the founders of the Japanese Red Cross Society, whose charity work was known throughout the First Sino-Japa ...
, primary consort of Emperor Meiji, later Empress Dowager
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Hashimoto Natsuko
was the second concubine of Emperor Meiji, and the mother of his first daughter Wakatakayori-hime no Mikoto (稚高依姫尊). Wakatakayori-hime no Mikoto was stillborn, and Natsuko died of complications from her delivery.
Natsuko was a daughter ...
, second concubine
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Yanagihara Naruko, third concubine of Emperor Meiji, mother of
Emperor Taishō
, posthumously honored as , was the 123rd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 1912 until his death in 1926. His reign, known as the Taishō era, was characterized by a liberal and democratic shift in ...
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Chigusa Kotoko
Chigusa Kotoko (千種任子, July 19, 1855 - February 1, 1944) was the fourth concubine of Emperor Meiji. She gave birth to two daughters who died of meningitis in infancy. Although Meiji was the last Japanese emperor to have more than one conso ...
(千種任子), fourth concubine
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Sono Sachiko
Sono Sachiko (園祥子) (December 23, 1867 – July 7, 1947) was the fifth concubine of Emperor Meiji of Japan. Although Meiji was the last Japanese emperor to have more than one consort, the official role at court was not abolished until 1924; ...
, fifth concubine
References
Imperial House of Japan
1853 births
1873 deaths
Japanese concubines
Emperor Meiji
Deaths in childbirth
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