The Kitashirakawa (北白川) ōke (princely house) was the fifth-oldest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house.

Kitashirakawa-no-miya
北白川宮家
Place of originYamashiro Province
FounderPrince Kitashirakawa Satonari
MembersPrince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa
Prince Naruhisa Kitashirakawa
Fusako Kitashirakawa
Prince Nagahisa Kitashirakawa
Connected familiesTakeda-no-miya
Kitashirakawa
PronunciationKitashirakawa
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
Region of originJapanese
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Kitashirakawa-no-miya

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The Kitashirakawa-no-miya house was formed by Prince Satonari, thirteenth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye, in 1872. In 1947, Prince Kitashirakawa Michihisa lost his imperial status and became an ordinary citizen, as part of the American Occupation's abolition of the collateral branches of the Japanese Imperial family. Upon his death without male heirs on 20 October 2018, the main line of the Kitashirakawa-no-miya became extinct.[2]

Name Born Succeeded Retired Died Notes
1 Prince Kitashirakawa Satonari (北白川宮 智成親王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Satonari shinnō) 1850 1872 . 1872
2 Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (北白川宮 能久親王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Yoshihisa-shinnō) 1847 1872 . 1895 brother of above
3 Prince Kitashirakawa Naruhisa (北白川宮 成久王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Naruhisa-ō) 1887 1895 . 1923
4 Prince Kitashirakawa Nagahisa (北白川宮 永久王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Naruhisa-ō) 1910 1923 . 1940
5 Prince Kitashirakawa Michihisa (北白川宮 道久王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Michihisa-ō) 1937 1940 1947 2018 line extinct after death

References

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  1. ^ 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
  2. ^ "元皇族の北白川道久氏死去" [Former Imperial Family Member Michihisa Kitashirakawa Has Died]. Jiji Press (in Japanese). 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2020.