Princess Masako Takeda
Japanese princess
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| Intro | Japanese princess | ||||||||
| A.K.A. | Princess Tsune Princess Masako Masako | ||||||||
| A.K.A. | Princess Tsune Princess Masako Masako | ||||||||
| Places | Japan | ||||||||
| was | Princess Noble | ||||||||
| Work field | Royals | ||||||||
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| Birth | 30 September 1888, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
| Death | 8 March 1940Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (aged 51 years) | ||||||||
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Biography
Princess Masako Takeda (恒久王妃昌子内親王, Tsunehisa Ōhi Masako naishinnō), born Masako, Princess Tsune (常宮昌子内親王, Tsune-no-miya Masako Naishinnō, 30 September 1888 – 8 March 1940), was the tenth child and sixth daughter of Emperor Meiji of Japan and one of his consorts, Sono Sachiko.
Biography
Princess Masako (right) and Princess Fusako (left). Princess Masako is wearing the uniform for women of the Navy.
Masako was born in Tokyo Prefecture, the daughter of Emperor Meiji and Lady Sachiko. She held the childhood appellation "Tsune no miya" (Princess Tsune).
Her future husband, Prince Tsunehisa Takeda, was the eldest son of Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa and thus the brother of Prince Kitashirakawa Naruhisa. Emperor Meiji authorized Prince Tsunehisa to start a new princely house in March 1906, largely to provide a household with suitable status for his sixth daughter Princess Tsune. Prince Takeda married Princess Masako on 30 April 1908, by whom he had a son and a daughter:
- Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda (竹田宮恒徳王, Takeda-no-miya Tsuneyoshi Ō, 4 March 1909 – 11 May 1992)
- Princess Ayako Takeda (禮子女王, Ayako Joō, 4 July 1913 – 3 September 2003), married Count Sano Tsunemitsu.
She died on 8 March 1940, aged 51.
Titles and styles
- 30 September 1888 – 30 April 1908: Her Imperial Highness The Princess Tsune
- 30 April 1908 – 12 May 1934: Her Imperial Highness The Princess Takeda
- 12 May 1934 – 8 March 1940: Her Imperial Highness The Dowager Princess Takeda
Honours
National honours
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown