Kazuhito

Styles of
**Prince Kazuhito**
Styles of; Prince Kazuhito
Reference style	His Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Sir

Kazuhito
和仁
Kazuhito 和仁;
	Kazuhito in 1986
Prince of Teiko
Reign	1 October 1985 – 19 November 2016
Enthronement	16 August 1986
Predecessor	Masayuki
Successor	Kiyoshi
Daijō-daijin	See list Takashi Natsume; Kisuke Urahara; Ittetsu Takeda; Kuroto Hourai; Kinshiro Kusatsu; Teppei Arashi; Yamato Naoe; Izaya Orihara; Seijuro Akashi;
Born	Kazuhito (和仁); 30 November 1965; Kaijo, Teiko
Died	19 November 2016 (aged 50); Tetsuya, Teiko
Spouse	Kiko Kawashima (m. 1990)
Issue	Ayano, Princess Mako; Atsuko, Princess Kako; Kiyoshi, Prince of Teiko;
House	Royal House of Teiko
Father	Jun, Prince Yuito
Mother	Yuko Tanigawa
Religion	Shinto

Kazuhito (和仁, Kazuhito, 30 November 1965 – 19 November 2016) was the 7th Prince of Teiko reigning from 1 October 1985 until his death on 19 November 2016. Kazuhito acceded to the Throne of Teiko in 1985 at the age of 24 after his grandfather abdicated in the aftermath of the Teiko constitutional crises. He was succeeded by his son, Kiyoshi.

At the start of his reign, Teiko was suffering from the effects of the domestic political turmoil that has left the country with dire economic problems. The nation was also under heavy competition with neighboring Japan, South Korea and Oka over trade. By the end of his term, Teiko emerged as one of the best performing economies in the world having an average GDP growth of 6.8% boosted by infrastructure spending, strong trade balance, and increased spending in research and development.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Prince Kazuhito was born in November 1960. His father was Jun, Crown Prince of Teiko and Tanigawa Yuko. When he was just 14 years old, Kazuhito lost both his parents in an accident in 1975.

In 1980, he became Kazuhito, Crown Prince of Teiko after reaching the age of majority. He later succeeded his grandfather in October 1985 after Prince Msayuki abdicated due to several issues related to strong backslash over his interference with national politics that have stirred the 1984 Teiko constitutional crises. Kazuhito's enthronement was done on August 1986.

Death[edit | edit source]

Marriage and children[edit | edit source]

On 29 June 1990, Prince Kazuhito married Kiko Kawashima, the daughter of Tatsuhiko Kawashima, a professor of economics at Teiko National University and his wife, Kazuyo. The couple met when they were both undergraduates at the Teiko National University. Like his father, Kazuhito married outside the former aristocracy and former collateral branches of the royal family.

Children[edit | edit source]

Prince Kazuhito and Princess Kiko have two daughters and one son:

Princess Mako (眞子内親王, Mako Naishinnō, born 23 October 1991)
Princess Kako (佳子内親王, Kako Naishinnō, born 29 December 1994)
Prince Kiyoshi (皇太子淳親王, Kōtaishi Kiyoshi Shinnō, born 6 September 2006)

Succession[edit | edit source]

Titles and styles[edit | edit source]

30 November 1965 – 18 August 1980: His Royal Highness The Prince Tsugu
18 August 1980 – 1 October 1985: His Royal Highness The Crown Prince
1 October 1985 – 19 November 2016: His Majesty The Prince

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