Prince Masahito, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Prince Masahito

son of emperor Ōgimachi

Date of Birth: 26-May-1552

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1586

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Prince Masahito

  • Prince Masahito (????, Masahito-shinno, 16 May 1552 – 7 September 1586), also known as Prince Sanehito and posthumously named Yokwoin daijo-tenno, was the eldest son of Emperor Ogimachi.
  • He predeceased his father. Masahito's eldest son was Imperial Prince Kazuhito (????, Kazuhito-shinno, 1572–1617), who acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on the death of Emperor Ogimachi.
  • Kazuhito would become known as Emperor Go-Yozei.Later, Go-Yozei elevated the rank of his father, even though his father's untimely death made this impossible in life.
  • In this manner, Go-Yozei himself could enjoy the polite fiction of being the son of an emperor. 21–25 August 1598 (Keicho 3, 20-24th day of the 7th month): Buddhist rituals were performed in the Seriyoden of the Imperial Palace to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the death of the emperor's father.The actual site of Prince Masahito's grave is known.
  • This posthumously-elevated emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Kyoto. The Imperial Household Agency designates this location as Yokwoin's mausoleum.
  • It is formally named Tsuki no wa no misasagi at Sennyu-ji.

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