Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetNobuhito, Prince Takamatsu
Japanese prince
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Akasaka Estate, Tokyo, Japan
About Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu
- Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu (???????, Takamatsu-no-miya Nobuhito Shinno, 3 January 1905 – 3 February 1987) was the third son of Emperor Taisho (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako) and a younger brother of Emperor Showa (Hirohito).
- He became heir to the Takamatsu-no-miya (formerly Arisugawa-no-miya), one of the four shinnoke or branches of the imperial family entitled to inherit the Chrysanthemum throne in default of a direct heir.
- From the mid-1920s until the end of World War II, Prince Takamatsu pursued a career in the Japanese Imperial Navy, eventually rising to the rank of captain.
- Following the war, the prince became patron or honorary president of various organizations in the fields of international cultural exchange, the arts, sports, and medicine.
- He is mainly remembered for his philanthropic activities as a member of the Imperial House of Japan.
Read more at Wikipedia