Prince Kaya Kuninori
| Prince Kaya Kuninori 賀陽宮邦憲王 |
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| Born |
1 September 1867 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | 8 December 1909 (aged 42) |
| Spouse | Princess Daigo Yoshiko |
| Father | Prince Kuni Asahiko |
| Mother | Izumitei Shizue |
Prince Kaya Kuninori (賀陽宮邦憲王 Kaya-no-miya Kuninori Shinnō?) (1 September 1867 – 8 December 1909) was a member of the Japanese imperial family and the founder of one of the nine ōke (or princely houses) in the Meiji period.
The prince was born in Kyoto, as the second of the nine sons of Prince Kuni Asahiko (1824–1891) at the time of the Meiji Restoration. His father, a scion of the collateral imperial line of Fushimi-no-miya, was a laicized Buddhist priest who became a close advisor to the Emperor Kōmei and Emperor Meiji, His mother was the court-lady Izumitei Shizue.
Originally titled Iwa-no-miya, he was called Iwaomaro-ō from 15 March 1874. He changed his personal name to Kuninori on 21 July 1886. Unlike his younger half-brothers, Prince Nashimoto Morimasa, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, and Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, Prince Kuninori did not pursue a military career. He was excluded from succeeding to the house of Kuni-no-miya on the grounds of ill health on 7 March 1887.
Emperor Meiji granted Prince Kuninori the title Kaya-no-miya (ad personam) and the rank of shinnō; on 17 December 1892. Later, on 4 May 1900, the emperor authorized him to form a new collateral branch of the imperial family.
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