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Shigeko Higashikuni (東久邇 成子, Higashikuni Shigeko, 6 December 1925 – 23 July 1961), born Shigeko, Princess Teru (照宮成子内親王, Teru-no-miya Shigeko Naishinnō), was the wife of Prince Morihiro Higashikuni (grandson of Emperor Meiji) and eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun.
Shigeko Higashikuni (東久邇 成子, Higashikuni Shigeko, 6 December 1925 – 23 July 1961), born Shigeko, Princess Teru (照宮成子内親王, Teru-no-miya Shigeko Naishinnō), was the wife of Prince Morihiro Higashikuni (grandson of Emperor Meiji) and eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun.
Her name before marriage was Queen Shigeko Terunomiya, and her name after marriage was Queen Shigeko Queen Morihiro. [2] After her divine descent in 1947, she was renamed Higashi Kuni Shigeko (東久邇成子). Terunomiya (照宮) means thin sun.
Shigeko Higashikuni was the eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun, and the wife of Prince Morihiro Higashikuni. She was born in 1925, married in 1943, and died in 1961 after a brief illness.
This week’s Chic Vintage Bride Shigeko Higashikuni was the eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and the elder sister to the present Emperor of Japan, Emperor Akihito. Marrying Prince Morihiro Higashikuni in 1943, in the middle of World War II, the wedding was modest for a royal wedding, with ceremonies and expenses kept to a minimum.
Mar 25, 2024 · 6000000010701675721. 0 references. WikiTree person ID. 照宮-1. subject named as. 成子内親王 しげこ, Shigeko, Sigeko 東久邇 (照宮) aka てるのみや, Terunomiya, 東久邇宮, ひがしくにのみや, Higashikuninomiya, Higasikuninomiya, ひがしくに, Higashikuni, Higasikuni (6 Dec 1925 - 23 Jul 1961) 0 references.
Shigeko Higashikuni (東久邇 成子, Higashikuni Shigeko, 6 December 1925 – 23 July 1961), born Shigeko, Princess Teru (照宮成子内親王, Teru-no-miya Shigeko Naishinnō), was the wife of Prince Morihiro Higashikuni and eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. She was the eldest sister to Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito.
