Her Majesty the Empress Emerita
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Her Majesty the Empress Emerita is the former Empress of Japan, Michiko, who became the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family and is now honored with an emerita title following her husband Emperor Akihito’s abdication.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
consort emerita
ⓘ
former Empress of Japan ⓘ member of the Japanese imperial family ⓘ person ⓘ |
| abdicationContext | title change occurred when Emperor Akihito abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Naruhito ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese Red Cross activities
ⓘ
haiku and tanka poetry ⓘ piano performance ⓘ promotion of reading and libraries ⓘ support for leprosy patients ⓘ welfare for the disabled ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| eraAsEmpress |
Heisei
ⓘ
surface form:
Heisei era
|
| familyRole |
grandmother of Princess Aiko
ⓘ
mother of Emperor Naruhito ⓘ mother-in-law of Empress Masako ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Her Majesty the Empress Emerita self-link ⓘ |
| knownFor |
engaging in public welfare activities
ⓘ
modernizing the image of the Japanese imperial family ⓘ promoting literature and poetry ⓘ promoting music and the arts ⓘ raising her children with a more hands-on parenting style than previous imperial consorts ⓘ supporting people affected by natural disasters in Japan ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Emperor Akihito ⓘ |
| marriageSignificance | first marriage of a crown prince of Japan to a commoner bride ⓘ |
| name | Michiko ⓘ |
| notableEvent | received the emerita title following Emperor Akihito’s abdication ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Crown Prince of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Princess of Japan
Empress of Japan ⓘ |
| postAbdicationRole |
continued symbolic presence in national life
ⓘ
reduced official duties ⓘ |
| postAbdicationStatus | continues to reside within the Imperial Household ⓘ |
| publicImage |
compassionate
ⓘ
dignified ⓘ modernizing influence on the monarchy ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholic education influence
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| role | symbolic mother figure of the nation ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| spouse |
Akihito
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Akihito
|
| spouseStatus | wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito ⓘ |
| successorAsEmpress | Empress Masako ⓘ |
| titleAfterAbdication | Empress Emerita of Japan ⓘ |
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