Morihiro Higashikuni
Morihiro Higashikuni (東久邇 盛厚, Higashikuni Morihiro), formerly Prince Morihiro (盛厚王, Morihiro Ō, 6 May 1916 – 1 February 1969) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a member of a cadet line of the Japanese imperial family, grandson of Emperor Meiji and husband of Shigeko Higashikuni, eldest daughter of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Kōjun.
Morihiro Higashikuni | |
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Morihiro in 1943 | |
| Born | Prince Morihiro (盛厚王) 6 May 1916 |
| Died | 1 February 1969 (aged 52) St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan |
| Title | Hereditary Prince Higashikuni |
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| Children | Nobuhiko Higashikuni Fumiko Higashikuni Naohiko Higashikuni Hidehiko Higashikuni Yūko Higashikuni Atsuhiko Higashikuni Morihiko Higashikuni |
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| Family | Higashikuni no miya |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1937–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Kwantung Army |
| Commands held | First Battery, 1st Heavy Field Artillery Regiment, Kwantung Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
| Awards | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers Order of the Golden Kite (4th Class) |
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