Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi 伏見宮博義王 |
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Hereditary Prince Fushimi | |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan |
8 December 1897
Died | 19 October 1938 Tokyo, Japan |
(aged 40)
Spouse | Tokiko Ichijō |
Issue |
Mitsuko Fushimi Hiroaki Fushimi Yoshiko Fushimi Ayako Fushimi |
Father | Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu |
Mother | Tsuneko Tokugawa |
Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi (伏見宮博義王 Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyoshi-ō?, 8 December 1897 – 19 October 1938) was the eldest son of Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, and heir-apparent due to inherit the position of 24th head of the Fushimi-no-miya shinnōke (collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan), and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi was the eldest son and heir of Admiral of the Fleet Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu and his wife, the former Tokugawa Tsuneko. He graduated from the 45th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1920, ranked first in a class of 89 cadets. His classmates included Kosaku Ariga, final captain of the battleship Yamato.
Prince Fushimi served his midshipman tour on the cruiser Iwate, and as a sub-lieutenant on the battleships Fusō and Kawachi. After completing coursework in naval artillery and torpedo warfare, he served as a crewman on Kongō, Hyūga, Kirishima and Hiei. After completing advanced training in torpedo warfare, he was assigned as Chief Torpedo officer on the destroyers Shimakaze, Numakaze, and cruisers Izumo and Naka. On 10 December 1928, he received his first command, the destroyer Kaba. He was subsequently captain of the destroyers Yomogi, Kamikaze, and Amagiri.