Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi

Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi
伏見宮博義王
Hereditary Prince Fushimi
Born(1897-12-08)8 December 1897
Tokyo, Japan
Died19 October 1938(1938-10-19) (aged 40)
Tokyo, Japan
SpouseTokiko Ichijō
IssueMitsuko Fushimi
Hiroaki Fushimi
Yoshiko Fushimi
Ayako Fushimi
FatherPrince Fushimi Hiroyasu
MotherTsuneko Tokugawa
Military career
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1917–1938
Rank Captain (posthumous)
Commands6th Destroyer Group
3rd Destroyer Group
Amagiri
Kamikaze
Yomogi
Kaba
Battles / wars
AwardsGrand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers

Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi (伏見宮博義王, Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyoshi-ō; 8 December 1897 19 October 1938) was the eldest son of Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, and heir-apparent due to inherit the position of 24th head of the Fushimi-no-miya shinnōke (collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan), and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.