Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage
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Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage was a high-ranking hereditary noble title in Imperial Japan’s aristocratic kazoku system, roughly equivalent to a European duke.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage canonical | 1 |
| Prince of the kazoku peerage | 1 |
| kōshaku (marquis) in the kazoku peerage | 1 |
| kōshaku (prince) in the kazoku peerage | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic rank
ⓘ
hereditary title ⓘ kazoku title ⓘ noble title ⓘ |
| abolishedBy |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
postwar Japanese Constitution
|
| abolishedIn | 1947 ⓘ |
| aboveRank | Marquis (kōshaku / kōshaku-kō) or equivalent lower rank ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meiji era nobility reforms
ⓘ
former feudal lords integrated into kazoku ⓘ high-ranking court nobility ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Japanese nobility
ⓘ
hereditary titles ⓘ peerage titles ⓘ |
| belowRank | none within kazoku (top rank) ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| distinctFrom |
Prince of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
shinnō (imperial prince)
ō (prince of the blood) ⓘ |
| entitledTo | membership in the House of Peers (under certain conditions) ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | primarily male titleholder ⓘ |
| governingSystemContext | constitutional monarchy of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| heritability | hereditary in male line ⓘ |
| introducedDuring |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
|
| JapaneseName | 公爵 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalBasis | kazoku-related laws of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| modeledOn | European peerage ranks ⓘ |
| partOf | kazoku peerage system ⓘ |
| rankWithinKazoku |
first of five kazoku ranks
ⓘ
highest rank ⓘ |
| relativeRank | equivalent to European duke ⓘ |
| romajiTranscription | kōshaku ⓘ |
| roughlyEquivalentTitle |
British duke
ⓘ
German herzog ⓘ |
| socialClass | kazoku aristocracy ⓘ |
| sphereOfUse | civil aristocratic hierarchy ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century to mid 20th century ⓘ |
| titleNature | non-sovereign nobility rank ⓘ |
| usedFor | heads of certain noble houses ⓘ |
| usedIn | Imperial Japan ⓘ |
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
kōshaku (prince) in the kazoku peerage
this entity surface form:
kōshaku (marquis) in the kazoku peerage
this entity surface form:
Prince of the kazoku peerage