Fushimi-no-miya


The Fushimi-no-miya is the oldest of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out.
The Fushimi-no-miya was founded by Prince Yoshihito, the son of the Northern Court Emperor Sukō. As the house was founded by a Northern Pretender, the first three princes are sometimes not recognized as legitimate Fushimi-no-miya Princes.
All of the much later ōke were branches off of the Fushimi-no-miya house, all but one of them being created by sons of Fushimi-no-miya Kuniye.
Unless stated otherwise, each prince is the son of his predecessor.
NameBornSucceededResignedDiedNotes
1Fushimi-no-miya Yoshihito shinnō 13511409.1416Son of Emperor Sukō
2Fushimi-no-miya Haruhito-ō 13701416.1417
3Fushimi-no-miya Sadafusa shinnō 1372142514471456son of Yoshihito; father of Emperor Go-Hanazono
4Fushimi-no-miya Sadatsune shinnō 14261456.1474brother of Emperor Go-Hanazono
5Fushimi-no-miya Kunitaka shinnō 1456147415161532
6Fushimi-no-miya Sadaatsu shinnō 1488150415451572
7Fushimi-no-miya Kunisuke shinnō 15131531.1563
8Fushimi-no-miya Sadayasu shinnō 15471563.1568
9Fushimi-no-miya Kuninobu shinnō 15661575.1622son of Kunisuke
10Fushimi-no-miya Sadakiyo shinnō 15961605.1654
11Fushimi-no-miya Kuninari shinnō 16151626.1654
12Fushimi-no-miya Kunimichi shinnō 16411649.1654son of Sadakiyo
13Fushimi-no-miya Sadayuki shinnō 16321660.1694son of Sadakiyo
14Fushimi-no-miya Kuninaga shinnō 16761695.1726
15Fushimi-no-miya Sadatake shinnō 17011715.1754
16Fushimi-no-miya Kunitada shinnō 1732174317541759
17Fushimi-no-miya Sadamochi shinnō 17601763.1772son of Emperor Momozono
18Fushimi-no-miya Kuniyori shinnō 17331774.1802son of Sadatake
19Fushimi-no-miya Sadayoshi shinnō 17761797.1841
20Prince Fushimi Kuniie18021817.1872See ōke
21Prince Fushimi Sadanori18361848.1862
22Prince Fushimi Sadanaru18581862.1923
23Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu18751923.1946
24Fushimi Hiroaki193219461947.Current head; grandson of Hiroyasu

The sesshu shinnōke and ōke households, along with the kazoku, were reduced to commoner status during the American occupation of Japan, in 1947.