Setsuko Kujo - Kujo Sadako

…Empress of Emperor Taisho. Her name was Sadako. She was the daughter of Duke Kujo Michitaka, and married Emperor Taisho in 1900 when he was still the Crown Prince. She gave birth to four sons, including Emperor Hirohito. She helped the sickly Emperor, and also encouraged projects such as leprosy relief, sericulture, and lighthouse farming. She included waka and Chinese poetry in the "Collection of the Empress Teimei." [Takebe Toshio]…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kujo Setsuko" is listed below.

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…大正天皇の皇后。名は節子（さだこ）。公爵九条道孝の女で，1900年東宮時代の大正天皇と結婚，天皇裕仁をはじめ4皇子をもうけた。病弱な天皇をたすけ，また救癩，養蚕，灯台などの事業の奨励につとめた。《貞明皇后御集》に和歌，漢詩を収める。【武部 敏夫】…

※「九条節子」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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