Kitashirakawa-no-miya
Branch of the Japanese Imperial Family
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The Kitashirakawa (北白川) ōke (princely house) was the fifth-oldest branch of the Japanese imperial family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house.
Place of originYamashiro Province
MembersPrince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa
Prince Naruhisa Kitashirakawa
Fusako Kitashirakawa
Prince Nagahisa Kitashirakawa
Prince Naruhisa Kitashirakawa
Fusako Kitashirakawa
Prince Nagahisa Kitashirakawa
Connected familiesTakeda-no-miya
| Kitashirakawa-no-miya 北白川宮家 | |
|---|---|
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| Place of origin | Yamashiro Province |
| Founder | Prince Kitashirakawa Satonari |
| Members | Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa Prince Naruhisa Kitashirakawa Fusako Kitashirakawa Prince Nagahisa Kitashirakawa |
| Connected families | Takeda-no-miya |
Kitashirakawa-no-miya
The Kitashirakawa-no-miya house was formed by Prince Satonari, thirteenth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye, in 1872. In 1947, Prince Kitashirakawa Michihisa lost his imperial status and became an ordinary citizen, as part of the American Occupation's abolition of the collateral branches of the Japanese Imperial family. Upon his death without male heirs on 20 October 2018, the main line of the Kitashirakawa-no-miya became extinct.[2]
| Name | Born | Succeeded | Retired | Died | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince Kitashirakawa Satonari (北白川宮 智成親王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Satonari shinnō) | 1850 | 1872 | . | 1872 | |
| 2 | Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (北白川宮 能久親王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Yoshihisa-shinnō) | 1847 | 1872 | . | 1895 | brother of above |
| 3 | Prince Kitashirakawa Naruhisa (北白川宮 成久王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Naruhisa-ō) | 1887 | 1895 | . | 1923 | |
| 4 | Prince Kitashirakawa Nagahisa (北白川宮 永久王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Naruhisa-ō) | 1910 | 1923 | . | 1940 | |
| 5 | Prince Kitashirakawa Michihisa (北白川宮 道久王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Michihisa-ō) | 1937 | 1940 | 1947 | 2018 | line extinct after death |