Prince Fushimi Yoshihito (伏見宮栄仁親王, ''Fushimi-no-miya Yoshihito shinnō'') (1351 – 9 December 1416) was a member of the Japanese imperial family during the Northern and Southern Courts period. He was the eldest son of

Emperor Sukō (25 May 1334 – 31 January 1398) was the third of the Emperors of Northern Court during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts in Japan. According to pre- Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1348 through 1351.Titsingh, ...

and the founder of the

Fushimi-no-miya The is the oldest of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the order of succession. The Fushimi-no-miya was founded by Prince Yoshihito, the son of the Northe ...

branch of the imperial family.

Biography

Fushimi was born to

and a

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in 1352, the first year of the emperor's reign. In 1368, the 23rd year of the Shōhei era, he was named Imperial Prince Yoshihitō (仁親王). Fushimi underwent a coming-of-age ceremony in November 1375 and received the title of ''Nihon,'' the second-highest rank for a prince. Suk ō hoped that Yoshihito, the first prince of the Jimyoin imperial line, would succeed him as emperor. However, at the time, the Japanese imperial house was separated into several branches, including Sukō's Northern Court line and another line led by his younger brother

Emperor Go-Kōgon was the 4th of the Emperors of Northern Court during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts. According to pre-Meiji scholars, his reign spanned the years from 1352 through 1371.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du japon' ...

. It was thus difficult for Yoshihito to become the undisputed emperor of Japan. After the abdicated Sukō died in 1398, Imperial Prince Yoshihito lost his most powerful political supporter and joined the priesthood in May 1398. In 1416, Prince Yoshihito began to suffer from illness. His fellow priests attempted to cure him with several

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rituals, none of which were successful. Buddhists were brought in to deliver an unsuccessful healing incantation as well. Yoshihito died on 9 December 1416. The senior

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at Daikōmyōji made

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offerings on his behalf. The prince's body was

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four days later. Yoshihito's posthumous Buddhist name was Daitsuin (は大通院).

Genealogy

Parents * Father:

(崇光天皇, May 25, 1334 – January 31, 1398) * Mother: Niwata Motoko (庭田資子; d.1394), Niwata Shigemoto's daughter Consort and issue(s): * Consort ('' Hi''): Sanjō Haruko (三条治子, d. 17 January 1399), later known as Nishi-no-Kata (西御方), daughter of Sanjō Mitsuji (三条実治) ** Son: Prince Fushimi Haruhitō (伏見宮治仁王, 1370 – 28 February 1417) ** Son: Prince Fushimi Sadafusa (伏見宮貞成親王, 9 April 1372 – 28 September 1456), father of Emperor Go-Hanazono * Wife (Nyōbō): Lady Hojūan (宝珠庵), daughter of Sanjō Sanane (三条実音) ** Son: Prince Nōkin (周乾王) ** Daughter: Unnamed Princess * Wife (Nyōbō): Okata no Azuma (東御方), daughter of Sanjō Sanetsugu (三条実継) ** Son: Prince Megumi (恵舜王) ** Son: Unnamed Prince ** Son: Unnamed Prince * Wife (Nyōbō): Rō-no-Kata (廊御方), daughter of Hinonishi Sukekuni (日野西資国) ** Son: Lord Shiinōji (椎野寺主) * Wife (Nyōbō): Unknown ** Son: Prince Hongin (洪蔭王)

References

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