Princess Chichibu
| Setsuko 雍仁親王妃勢津子 |
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Princess Chichibu, c. 1928
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9 September 1909 Walton-on-Thames, London, England, UK |
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| Died | 25 August 1995 (aged 85) Tokyo, Japan |
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| Burial | Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery, Bunkyo, Tokyo | ||||
| Spouse |
Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (m. 1928–1953; his death) |
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| House | Imperial House of Japan | ||||
| Father | Tsuneo Matsudaira | ||||
| Mother | Nobuko Nabeshima | ||||
| Religion | Shinto | ||||
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| Setsuko (勢津子?) |
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Styles of Princess Chichibu |
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| Reference style | Her Imperial Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Setsuko, Princess Chichibu (雍仁親王妃勢津子 Yasuhito Shinnōhi Setsuko?), born Setsuko Matsudaira (松平節子 Matsudaira Setsuko?, 9 September 1909 – 25 August 1995), was a member of the Japanese Imperial Family. The Princess was the wife of Prince Chichibu, the second son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. She was, therefore, a sister-in-law of Emperor Shōwa and an aunt of the present emperor, Akihito.
She was born in Walton-on-Thames, England. Her father Tsuneo Matsudaira (1877–1949) was Japanese ambassador to the United States (1924) and later to Great Britain (1928), and still later, Imperial Household Minister (1936–45, 1946–47). Her mother was the former Nobuko Nabeshima.
Although technically born a commoner, she was a scion of distinguished aristocratic families with close ties to the Japanese Imperial Family on both sides. Her paternal grandfather, Katamori Matsudaira, was the last daimyo of Aizu, a cadet branch of the Tokugawa dynasty. Her maternal grandfather was Marquis Naohiro Nabeshima, former daimyo of Saga. Her mother's elder sister, Itsuko (1882–1976), married Prince Morimasa Nashimoto, an uncle of Empress Kōjun.
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