Emperor Go-Yōzei

Go-Yōzei
Emperor of Japan
Go-Yōzei
Reign	December 17, 1586 – May 9, 1611
Coronation	December 15, 1586
Predecessor	Ōgimachi
Successor	Go-Mizunoo
Born	December 31, 1571
Died	September 25, 1617 (aged 45)
Burial	Fukakusa no kita no misasagi (Kyoto)
Spouse	(Chūwa-mon in)
Issue	Imperial Prince Katahito Princess Shōkō Princely Priest Shōkai Ryūtōin-no-miya Imperial Princess Seishi Princess Bunkō Imperial Prince Kotohito Princess Son'ei Konoe Nobuhiro Prince Toshiatsu Imperial Prince Tsuneyoshi Imperial Prince Yoshihito Princely Priest Ryōjun Ichijō Akiyoshi Imperial Princess Teishi Prince Morochika Princess Eishū Kō'un'in-no-miya Rei'un'in-no-miya Princely Priest Dōkō Kūkain-no-miya Princely Priest Dōshū Princess Sonsei Princess Son'ren Princely Priest Ji'in
House	Imperial House of Japan (Yamato Dynasty)
Father	Prince Masahito (Yōkō in)
Mother	(Shin-Jōtō-mon in)

Emperor Go-Yōzei (後陽成天皇, Go-Yōzei-tennō^?, December 31, 1571 – September 25, 1617) was the 107th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

Go-Yōzei's reign spanned the years from 1586 through 1611, corresponding to the transition between the Azuchi–Momoyama period and the Edo period.

This 16th-century sovereign was named after the 9th-century Emperor Yōzei, and go- (後^?), translates as later, and thus, he could be called the "Later Emperor Yōzei". The Japanese word go has also been translated to mean the second one, and in some older sources, this emperor may be identified as "Yōzei, the second", or as "Yōzei II".

Before Go-Yōzei's ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina) was Katahito (周仁^?).

He was the eldest son of Prince Masahito (, Masahito-shinnō^?, 1552–1586), also known as Prince Sanehito and posthumously named Yōkwōin daijō-tennō, who was the eldest son of Emperor Ōgimachi. His mother was a lady-in-waiting.

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