Yuriko, Princess Mikasa
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| Yuriko 崇仁親王妃百合子 | |||||
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| Princess Mikasa | |||||
 Princess Yuriko during the New Year Greeting on 2 January 2012 | |||||
| Born | 4 June 1923 Tokyo Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Princess Yasuko of Mikasa Prince Tomohito of Mikasa Yoshihito, Prince Katsura Princess Masako of Mikasa Norihito, Prince Takamado | ||||
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Masanari Takagi | ||||
| Mother | Kuniko Takagi | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
On 29 March 1941, Yuriko's engagement to her second cousin once removed, Prince Mikasa, was announced. The engagement ceremony was held on 3 October 1941, and the wedding ceremony took place on 22 October 1941. Prince and Princess Mikasa were married for 75 years, until Prince Mikasa's death in October 2016.
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa Media
Princess tree, Paulownia tomentosa, designated imperial personal emblem of Yuriko
Mon of the Mikasa branch of the Imperial Family
References
- ↑ "Activities of Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Mikasa and their family". The Imperial Household Agency. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
Other websites
Media related to Yuriko, Princess Mikasa at Wikimedia Commons
- Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Mikasa and their family at the Imperial Household Agency website
- Japan Red Cross Society | At a glance