Consort: | yes |
Princess Kuniko Japanese: 邦子内親王 | |
Succession: | Empress consort of Japan |
Reign: | January 14, 1222 – September 18, 1224 |
Royal House: | Imperial House of Japan |
Father: | Imperial Prince Morisada |
Mother: | Kitashirakawa-in |
Birth Date: | 1209 |
Death Place: | Heian-kyō (Kyōto) |
Princess Kuniko (邦子内親王; 1209 – 26, September 1283), also known as Princess Hoshi and Ankamon-in, was an Empress as the Honorary Mother (准母) of her brother Emperor Go-Horikawa.[1]
She was the daughter of Imperial Prince Morisada (守貞親王; 1179–1223) and Kitashirakawa-in, and thus granddaughter of Emperor Takakura.
In 1221, her brother Emperor Go-Horikawa became Emperor, and she was named his Honorary Empress.
She also acted as the surrogate mother of Emperor Kameyama.[2]
She became a nun in 1235.