Higashikuni Morihiro
| Prince Morihiro 盛厚王 |
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| Hereditary Prince Higashikuni | |
Prince Higashikuni Morihito in 1943
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| Born |
6 May 1917 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 1 February 1969 (aged 51) Tokyo, Japan |
| Spouse |
Shigeko, Princess Teru (m.1943–1961; her death) Yoshiko Terao (m.1964–1969; his death) |
| Issue | Nobuhiko Higashikuni () Fumiko Higashikuni Naohiko Higashikuni Hidehiko Higashikuni Yūko Higashikuni Atsuhiko Higashikuni Morihiko Higashikuni |
| House | Higashikuni no miya |
| Father | Naruhiko Higashikuni |
| Mother | Toshiko, Princess Yasu |
| HIH Prince Morihiro Higashikuni | |
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| Born | Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1937–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Artillery |
| Commands held | First Battery, 1st Heavy Field Artillery Regiment of the Kwantung Army |
| Battles/wars |
Second Sino-Japanese War Pacific War |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, Order of the Golden Kite, 4th Class |
Morihiro Higashikuni (東久邇 盛厚? Higashikuni Morihiro), formerly Prince Morihiro (盛厚王? Morihiro Ō, 6 May 1917 – 1 February 1969) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a member of a cadet line of the Japanese imperial family and husband of the Emperor Hirohito's eldest daughter.
The eldest son and heir of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Prince Morihiro had the distinction of being a grandson of Emperor Meiji and simultaneously both a first cousin and a son-in-law of Emperor Hirohito. He was born in Tokyo, and like most male members of the imperial family during the Empire of Japan, was groomed to pursue a career in the military from an early age.
After graduation from the Gakushuin Peers’ School and the Central Military Preparatory School, Prince Higashikuni served for a session in the House of Peers. He graduated from the 49th class of Imperial Japanese Army Academy in June 1937, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant of field artillery in August. The following March, he was promoted to lieutenant in the IJA First Artillery Regiment, and was stationed in Manchukuo.
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