The (princely house) was the second oldest collateral branch (''
Åke'') of the
Japanese Imperial Family created from the
Fushimi-no-miya, the oldest of the four branches of the imperial dynasty allowed to provide a successor to the
Chrysanthemum throne should the main imperial line fail to produce an heir.
The Kuni-no-miya house was formed in 1871 by
Prince Asahiko, fourth son of
Prince Fushimi Kuniye, an adopted son of
Emperor NinkÅ and later a close advisor to
Emperor KÅmei and
Emperor Meiji
, also called or , was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 13 February 1867 to his death, he was the first monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meiji era. He was the figur ...
. He was the great great grandfather of the present
Emperor of Japan,
Emperor Naruhito.
On October 14, 1947,
Prince Kuni Asaakira and his children lost their imperial status and became ordinary citizens, as part of the
American Occupation's abolition of the collateral branches of the Japanese Imperial family.
The Kuni-no-miya palace was located in
Azabu,
Tokyo. The site is now occupied by the
University of the Sacred Heart.
References
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* Lebra, Sugiyama Takie. ''Above the Clouds: Status Culture of the Modern Japanese Nobility''. University of California Press (1995).
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