Gensui Prince Morimasa Nashimoto 梨本宮守正 |
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Prince Nashimoto | |
Reign | 2 December 1885 – 14 October 1947 |
Head of Nashimoto-no-miya | |
Reign | 2 December 1885 – 2 January 1951 |
Born | 9 March 1874 |
Died | 2 January 1951 | (aged 76)
Spouse | Itsuko Nabeshima |
Issue |
Masako, Crown Princess of Korea Noriko Nashimoto |
Father | Prince Kuni Asahiko |
Mother | Harada Mitsue |
HIH Prince Nashimoto Morimasa | |
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Born | Kyoto, Japan |
Died | Tokyo, Japan |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1899 -1944 |
Rank | Gensui |
Commands held | 1st Brigade 16th Division |
Battles/wars |
Russo-Japanese War World War II |
Awards | Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of the Rising Sun, Order of the Golden Kite |
Prince Nashimoto Morimasa (梨本宮守正王 Nashimoto no miya Morimasa ō?, 9 March 1874 – 2 January 1951) was a member of the Japanese Imperial Family and a Gensui (Marshal-General) in the Imperial Japanese Army. An uncle-in-law of Emperor Shōwa, an uncle of his consort, Empress Kōjun, and the father-in-law of Crown Prince Euimin of Korea, Prince Nashimoto was the only member of the Imperial Family arrested for war crimes during the American occupation of Japan following the Second World War.
Prince Nashimoto Morimasa was born in Kyoto, the fourth son of Prince Kuni Asahiko and Harada Mitsue, a court lady. His father, a prince of the blood and one-time Buddhist priest, was the head of one of the ōke collateral branches of the Imperial Family created during the early Meiji period. Originally named Prince Tada, his half-brothers included Prince Kaya Kuninori, Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko, Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, Prince Kuni Taka, and Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi.