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Takeda-no-miya

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Takeda-no-miya
竹田宮家
Place of originTakanawa Minami, Shiba Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan
FounderPrince Tsunehisa Takeda

The Takeda (竹田) ōke (princely house) was the tenth and youngest branch of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house.[1]

The Takeda-no-miya house was formed by Prince Tsunehisa, eldest son of Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (second Kitashirakawa-no-miya). He received the title Prince Takeda (Takeda-no-miya) and authorization to start a new branch of the Imperial Family in 1906.

Name Born . Succeeded Retired Died
1 Prince Takeda Tsunehisa
(竹田宮 恒久王, Takeda-no-miya Tsunehisa-ō)
1882 1906 . 1919
2 Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda
(竹田宮 恒徳王, Takeda-no-miya Tsuneyoshi-ō)
1909 1919 1947 1992
3 Takeda Tsunetada
(竹田 恒正, Takeda Tsunetada)
1940 1992 . .

References

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  1. ^ Japan in the Taisho Era: In Commemoration of the Enthronement. 1917. pp. 55–63.