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Branch of the Japanese Imperial Family
Kitashirakawa
Pronunciation
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The
Kitashirakawa
(北白川)
?ke
(princely house) was the fifth-oldest branch of the
Japanese Imperial Family
created from branches of the
Fushimi-no-miya
house.
Kitashirakawa-no-miya
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The Kitashirakawa-no-miya house was formed by Prince Satonari, thirteenth son of Prince
Fushimi Kuniye
, in 1872. In 1947, Prince Kitashirakawa Michihisa lost his imperial status and became an ordinary citizen, as part of the
American Occupation
's abolition of the collateral branches of the Japanese Imperial family. Upon his death without male heirs on 20 October 2018, the main line of the Kitashirakawa-no-miya became extinct.
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