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GENEALOGY

He was the second son of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara . His mother was Fujiwara Fujiko (藤原藤子)
  • Court Lady?: Madenokōji (Fujiwara) ?? (万里小路(藤原)栄子)

  • ---First daughter: ?

  • ---First son: Imperial Prince Michihito (方仁親王) ( Emperor Ōgimachi )

  • ---Second daughter: Princess Eiju ?? (永寿女王)

  • Lady-in-waiting: Takakura (Fujiwara) ?? (高倉(藤原)量子)

  • ---Fifth daughter: Princess Fukukō ?? (普光女王)

  • Lady-in-waiting: Hirohashi (Fujiwara) Kuniko ?? (広橋(藤原)国子)

  • ---Seventh daughter: Princess Kiyohide (聖秀女王)

  • Consort: Daughter of Mibu (Fujiwara) Harutomi (壬生(藤原)晴富)

  • ---Second son: ?? (覚恕)

  • ---Third son: ??



LIFE

On June 9 1526 , he became Emperor upon the death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara . However, the Imperial Court was so impoverished, that a nation-wide appeal for contributions went out. Contributions from the Hōjō Clan , the Ōuchi clan, the Imagawa clan, and other great Daimyō clans of the Warring States Era allowed the Emperor to carry out the formal coronation ceremonies ten years later, on 2nd month 26th day of 1536.

The Imperial Court's poverty was so extreme, that the Emperor was forced to sell his Calligraphy .


ERAS OF HIS REIGN