Prince Kan'in Naruhito Explained

Prince Kan'in Naruhito
Birth Date:17 February 1818
Predecessor:Prince Kan'in Tatsuhito
Successor:Prince Kan'in Kotohito
Reign:1824–1824
Succession:Prince Kan'in
Father:Prince Kan'in Tatsuhito

was the 5th head of the Kan'in-no-miya line of shinnōke cadet branches of the Imperial Family of Japan.[1]

He became the 5th head in 1828 after the passing of Prince Kan'in Tatsuhito.

Because the prince had no heirs, the title of Prince Kan'in lay dormant with his death. The 6th prince was Prince Kan'in Kotohito, who was selected in 1872 from the branch Fushimi-no-miya.

Notes and References

  1. TODD . HAMISH . A Glimpse Above the Clouds: The Japanese Court in 1859 . 1991 . The British Library Journal . 17 . 2 . 198–220 . 42554330 . 0305-5167.