Emperor Go-Mizunoo
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Emperor Go-Mizunoo (後水尾天皇 Go-Mizunoo Tennō) (June 29, 1596 - September 11, 1680) was the 108th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He ruled from 1611 to 1629. His personal name was Kotohito (政仁).
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[edit] Genealogy
He was the third son of Emperor Go-Yōzei. His mother was the daughter of Konoe Sakihisa. Three of his sons and one daughter went on to sit on the Chrysanthemum Throne
- Consort: Tokugawa Kazuko (daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada)
- Imperial Prince Takahito (1621-1628)
- Imperial Princess Kazu-no-miya Okiko (女一宮興子内親王) - became Empress Meishō
- Consort: Daughter of the Minister of the Left
- Imperial Prince Suga-no-miya Tsuguhito (素鵞宮紹仁親王) - became Emperor Go-Kōmyō)
- Consort: ?
- Imperial Prince Hide-no-miya Nagahito (秀宮良仁親王) - became Emperor Go-Sai
- Lady-in-waiting: Kuniko, Daughter of the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
- Imperial Prince Ate-no-miya Satohito (高貴宮識仁親王) - became Emperor Reigen
[edit] Life
On the third month, 27th day, Keichō 16 (1611), he became Emperor upon the abdication of his father, Emperor Go-Yōzei. On the 4th month, 12th day, he performed a ceremony of gratitude for his enthronement.
When it was found out that his favorite court lady while he was a prince was an imperial princess, Tokugawa Hidetada threatened to cancel the engagement to his daughter, Tokugawa Kazuko. However, apologizing for his actions, Tokugawa Kazuko was welcomed into the Imperial court. In 1627, the Purple Clothes Incident occurred: Tokugawa Iemitsu's wet nurse, being without rank or title, visited the Imperial court. The Emperor, who was unable to retain influence in the face of the shogunate, abdicated in favor of his daughter, who became the Empress Meishō.
For the rest of his long life, he concentrated on various aesthetic projects and interests, of which perhaps the best-known are the magnificent Japanese gardens of the Shugaku-in Imperial Villa.
He died in 1680. In the grounds of the Sōkoku-ji in the Kamigyō Ward of Kyōto, Emperor Go-Mizunoo's teeth and hair are preserved, serving to enshrine him.
[edit] Name
He is named after the Emperor Seiwa, who had the alternate name Mizunoo. (The prefix Go- indicates "later").
[edit] Eras of his reign
| Preceded by: Emperor Go-Yōzei |
Emperor of Japan 1611-1629 |
Succeeded by: Empress Meishō |
