Hashimoto Natsuko
Hashimoto Natsuko (橋本 夏子, March 19, 1856 — November 14, 1873) was the second concubine of the Emperor Meiji, and the mother of his first daughter Wakatakayori-hime no Mikoto (稚高依姫尊). Wakatakayori-hime no Mikoto was stillborn, and Natsuko died of complications from her delivery.[1]
Natsuko was a daughter of the noblewoman Hashimoto Reiko (橋本麗子, 1835-1889), and she entered Meiji's service as a concubine in 1872. Natsuko's tomb is at Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery at Gokoku-ji in Bunkyo, Tokyo.
See also[]
- Empress Shōken, primary consort of the Meiji Emperor, later Empress Dowager
- Hamuro Mitsuko, first concubine
- Yanagihara Naruko, third concubine of the Meiji Emperor, mother of Emperor Taishō
- Sachiko Sono, fifth concubine
References[]
- ^ Keene, Donald (2005-06-14). Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231518116.
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- Imperial House of Japan
- 1856 births
- 1873 deaths
- Japanese concubines
- Emperor Meiji
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