Higashikuze Michitomi
Count Higashikuze Michitomi | |
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東久世 通禧 | |
Higashikuze, in the European-style court dress of a count and wearing his Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers | |
| 3rd Vice Chairman of the Privy Council of Japan | |
| In office March 17, 1892 – January 4, 1912 | |
| 1st Vice President of the House of Peers | |
| In office September 13, 1869 – May 9, 1871 | |
| 2nd Chairman of the Hokkaido Development Commission | |
| In office September 13, 1869 – May 9, 1871 | |
| 1st Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture | |
| In office April 11, 1868 – November 5, 1868 | |
| Director-General of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office January 17, 1868 – January 20, 1868 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1834 Kyoto |
| Died | January 4, 1912 (aged 78) |
| Spouse | Higashikuze Sadako (東久世 貞子) |
Count Higashikuze Michitomi (東久世 通禧, January 1, 1834 – January 4, 1912) was a Japanese noble and statesman of the late Edo period and early Meiji period.
He was among the pro-Emperor sonnō jōi faction nobles who escaped to Chōshū Domain after members of the pro-shogunate kōbu gattai faction staged a coup in 1863. After the Meiji Restoration, he was appointed among the first Directors-General of Foreign Affairs (外国事務総督), and served the fledgling government in early negotiations. After this he continued to hold important positions, including Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, Chairman of the Hokkaido Development Commission, and Chamberlain, culminating in roles as Vice President of the House of Peers and Vice Chairman of the Privy Council. He was a count in the Japanese peerage. His art names included Chikutei (竹亭).