Prince Sanehito

Japanese: 誠仁親王 - さねひとしんのう

Year of death: July 24, 1586 (September 7, 1586)
Year of birth: Tenbun 21.4.23 (1552.5.16)
He was the first son of Emperor Ogimachi during the late Muromachi and Azuchi-Momoyama periods. His mother was Fusako, the daughter of Minister of the Interior, Manrikōji Hidefusa. After his death, he was given the title of Youkoin, and was posthumously awarded the title of Daijō Tennō, also known as Daijō Tennō Youko. In 1568, he was proclaimed prince. In 1584, he was promoted to the rank of Sanbin. As the first son of Emperor Ogimachi, he was selected as the heir to the throne at a young age, and was scheduled to ascend to the throne when his father abdicated in 1581, but he died of illness before this could happen. As a result, the prince's son, Prince Nakahito, ascended to the throne. He became Emperor Goyozei. During this time, in 1592, Oda Nobunaga built the Nijō Imperial Palace for the prince, and he moved there, but in 1597, the Honnoji Incident occurred, and the palace was also affected by the fighting, forcing the prince to flee to the Imperial Palace. He was also included under both the Oda and Toyotomi governments, and attended with his father a tea ceremony held at the Imperial Palace by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the same year. From an early age, he was fond of waka, renga and the koto, and often held poetry gatherings and music gatherings. He also had a strong cultural side, being skilled in tachibana and yōbiki. He is known to have excelled in calligraphy, as evidenced by the surviving anthology of poems, "Fifty Poems of Prince Masahito's Family." His princes numbered 14, including Emperor Goyozei and Prince Hachijo Tomohito. <References> Inoue Muneo, "Research into the History of Medieval Poetry - Late Muromachi Period"

(Masaaki Komori)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：天正14.7.24(1586.9.7)
生年：天文21.4.23(1552.5.16)
室町後期・安土桃山時代の正親町天皇の第1皇子,母は内大臣万里小路秀房の娘房子。没後は陽光院と号され,また太上天皇を追贈され陽光太上天皇とも称される。永禄11(1568)年親王宣下。天正12(1584)年三品に叙せられる。正親町天皇の第1皇子という経歴から,幼少より皇嗣と定められ,同14年父の譲位をうけ践祚する予定であったが,それを果たすことなく病のため死去。このため親王の皇子周仁親王が皇位についた。後陽成天皇である。この間の同5年には,織田信長が親王のために二条御所を新造し,そこに移ったが,同10年に起きた本能寺の変では,御所にまで戦乱がおよび,親王は禁裏へと難を逃れている。また同14年に行われた豊臣秀吉による禁裏での茶の湯にも父と共に出席するなど織田,豊臣両政権下に包摂されていた。幼少より和歌,連歌,箏などをよくし,しばしば歌会や楽会などを催した。また立花や楊引などのたしなみもあるなど文化人としての側面が強かった。歌集として『誠仁親王家五十首』が残されており,書にも優れていたことが知られる。皇子は後陽成天皇をはじめ八条宮智仁親王など14人を数える。<参考文献>井上宗雄『中世歌壇史の研究―室町後期』

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