Empress Kōjun
Empress Kōjun (香淳皇后, Kōjun-kōgō), born Princess Nagako (良子女王, Nagako Joō, 6 March 1903 – 16 June 2000[1]), was a member of the Imperial House of Japan, the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and the mother of Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
| Empress Kōjun | |
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 Kōjun in 1941 | |
| Empress consort of Japan | |
| 25 December 1926 – 7 January 1989 | |
| Enthronement | 10 November 1928 |
| Born | Princess Nagako (良子女王) 6 March 1903 Tokyo City, Japan |
| Died | 16 June 2000 (aged 97) Fukiage Ōmiya Palace, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Burial | 25 July 2000 |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | |
| House | Imperial House of Japan (by birth, remaining in marriage) |
| Father | Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi |
| Mother | Chikako Shimazu |
Her posthumous name is Kōjun (香淳),[1] which means "fragrant purity".
Empress Kōjun was empress consort (皇后 kōgō) from 25 December 1926 to 7 January 1989, making her the longest-serving empress consort in Japanese history.[2]
Empress Kōjun Media
Princess Nagako in 1910 as a child
Hirohito and Nagako in 1924
Empress Nagako with her first son, Prince Akihito, in 1934
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako in 1946
Empress Nagako, Emperor Hirohito, the U.S. President Gerald Ford, and the U.S. First Lady Betty Ford at the Red Room in 1975
Empress Kōjun's mausoleum in the Musashi Imperial Graveyard
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Ribbon bar: Order of the Precious Crown; 1st Class (Japan).
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun – The Imperial Household Agency". Kunaicho.go.jp. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ Downer, Lesely. Obituary: "Nagako, Dowager Empress of Japan," The Guardian (London). 17 June 2000.