Asahiko, Prince Kuni
| Prince Kuni Asahiko 久邇宮 朝彦親王 |
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| Born |
27 February 1824 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | 25 October 1891 (aged 67) |
| Spouse | Izumitei Shizue Izumi Makiko Harada Mitsue Tarao Utako Tsunoda Sugako |
| Father | Prince Fushimi Kuniie |
Prince Kuni Asahiko (久邇宮 朝彦親王 Kuni-no-miya Asahiko shinnō?, 27 February 1824 – 25 October 1891), was a member of a collateral line of the Japanese imperial family who played a key role in the Meiji Restoration. Prince Asahiko was an adopted son of Emperor Ninkō and later a close advisor to Emperor Kōmei and Emperor Meiji. He was a great-grandfather of the present Emperor of Japan, Akihito.
Prince Asahiko was born in Kyoto, the fourth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye, the twentieth head of 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 house fail to produce an heir.
The future Prince Asahiko had several childhood appellations and acquired several more titles and names over the years. He was often known as Prince Asahiko (Asahiko Shinnō) and Prince Nakagawa (Nakagawa-no-miya).
He was a half-brother of Prince Yamashina Akira, Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito, Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa, Prince Fushimi Sadanaru, and Prince Kan'in Kotohito.
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