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Emperor Go-Momozono (後桃園天皇
Go-Momozono-tennō) (
August 5,
1758 -
December 16,
1779) was the
118th emperor of
Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from
May 23,
1771 until his death on
December 16,
1779. He was succeeded by his second cousin,
Emperor Kōkaku. His personal name was
Hidehito (英仁).
This 18th century sovereign was named after his father
Emperor Momozono and
go- (後), translates literally as "later;" and thus, he could be called the "Later Emperor Momozono". The Japanese word "
go" has also been translated to mean the "second one;" and in some older sources, this emperor might be identified as "Momozono, the second," or as "Momozono II".
Genealogy
He was the firstborn son of
Emperor Momozono.
- Court Lady: Konoe Koreko (近衛維子)
- First daughter: Imperial Princess Yoshiko (欣子内親王) - later Emperor Kōkaku's chief wife (chūgū), Yoshiko (后妃, 欣子内親王), then also known as Shin-Seiwa-In (?, 新清和院)
- Adopted son
Events of Go-Momozono's life
He became Crown Prince in 1768. Two years later, in 1771, his aunt,
Empress Go-Sakuramachi, ceded the throne to him. The Emperor was sickly, and in 1779, he died at the age of just 22.
Because his only child was a daughter, Princess Yoshiko (欣子), he hurriedly adopted a son from the
Kan'in branch of the Imperial Family who became
Emperor Kōkaku. His daughter was married to Emperor Kōkaku - Imperial Princess
Yoshiko (?, 欣子内親王), also known as Shinkiyowa-in (?, 新清和院).
Kugyō
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the
Emperor of Japan in pre-
Meiji eras. Even during those years in which the court's actual influence outside the palace walls was minimal, the hierarchic organization persisted.
In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Go-Momozono's reign, this apex of the
Daijō-kan included:
Sadaijin
Udaijin
Nadaijin
Dainagon
Eras of Go-Momozono's reign
The years of Go-Momozono's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.
Meiwa (1764-1772)
An'ei (1772-1781)Further Information
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