Fujiwara no Moroane explained

Fujiwara no Moroane
Spouse:Fujiwara no Momokawa
Issue:Fujiwara no Otsugu
Fujiwara no Tsugunari
Fujiwara no Tabiko
Fujiwara no Tarashiko
Mother:Abe no Komina

Fujiwara no Moroane (藤原 諸姉) was a Japanese noblewoman of the Nara period and sister-in-law of Emperor Kanmu.[1]

Family

Moroane was a member of the famous Fujiwara clan. Her father was a nobleman called Fujiwara no Yoshitsugu.[2] Her mother was Abe no Komina.[3]

Her sister was Empress Fujiwara no Otomuro, wife of Emperor Kanmu.[4] Moroane was an aunt of Emperor Heizei and Emperor Saga.[5]

Moroane married courtier Fujiwara no Momokawa.[6] Their children were:

Her grandson was Emperor Junna.[10]

Notes and References

  1. [Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]
  2. Varley, p. 151; Brown, p. 279.
  3. Nagaoka

    Japan's forgotten capital by Ellen Van Goethem. Deals with the historical and physical aspects of the Nagaoka palace and capital, constructed in the eighth century at the order of Emperor Kanmu, but abruptly abandoned after only ten years.

  4. Religion in Japanese History by Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa
  5. [H. Paul Varley|Varley, H. Paul.]
  6. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fujiwara no Momokawa" in .
  7. Titsingh,
  8. Kanō, Shigefumi. "Fujiwara no Momokawa" in
  9. Ponsonby-Fane, p. 318.
  10. [#Brown-Ishida|Brown and Ishida]