Imperial Prince Fushimi Yoshihito
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Prince Fushimi Yosihito (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 Period of the Northern and Southern Courts .He was the eldest son of Emperor Sukō and the founder of Fushimi-no-miya.
| Prince Fushimi Yoshihito 伏見宮栄仁親王 | |
|---|---|
| Prince Fushimi | |
| Reign | 1409 – 1416 |
| Predecessor | Title created |
| Successor | Prince Fushimi Haruhitō |
| Head of Fushimi-no-miya | |
| Reign | 1409 – 1416 |
| Born | 1352 |
| Died | 9 December 1416 (age 65) |
| Spouse | Sanjō Haruko |
| Issue | Prince Fushimi Haruhitō Prince Fushimi Sadafusa among others.. |
| House | The Imperial House |
| Father | Emperor Sukō |
| Mother | Niwata Motoko |
Life
He was born to a lady-in-waiting in 1352 during the first year of Emperor Sukō reign.In the 23rd year of the Shōhei era (1368), he became Imperial Prince Yoshihitō (仁親王). He had a coming-of-age ceremony in November 1375 and received Nihon (the second rank for a Prince).[1]
Prince Yoshihito was the first son of Emperor Suko. Being the first prince within the successors of the Jimyoin Imperial line, his father hoped that his eldest son will succeed him.
However, the Imperial line was separated into a few different ones such as the retired Emperor Suko's line of the Northern Court and Emperor Gokogon's line who was Emperor Suko's younger brother during the period of the Northern and Southern Courts, thus it was difficult for the prince to reach his ultimate goal.
After the retired Emperor Suko died in the New Year of 1398, Imperial Prince Yoshihito lost his powerful political supporter and went into the priesthood in May 1398.[2]
In the year 1416, Prince Yoshihito struggled to an illness. Priests have tried many buddhist methods to cure him but nothing worked. Buddhists were brought to use healing incantation but this method did not work either, and on 9 December 1416, he died. The senior monks at Daikōmyōji made incense offerings on his behalf. Prince Yoshihito's body was cremated four days later.[3]
His posthumous Buddhist name was Daitsuin (は大通院).
Genealogy
Parents
- Father: Emperor Sukō (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)
- 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
- ^ "Imperial Prince Fushiminomiya Yoshihito".
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 家永遵嗣「光厳上皇の皇位継承戦略と室町幕府」（桃崎有一郎・山田邦和編『室町政権の首府構想と京都』、文理閣〈平安京・京都研究叢書4〉、2016年、pp.111。
- ^ Karen Margaret Gerhart (2009). The Material Culture of Death in Medieval Japan. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN 082483755X.
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