Crown prince
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A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title, crown princess, is held by a woman who is heir apparent or is marr
Throngs before the Imperial Palace in Japan awaiting the appearance of Crown Prince Hirohito for the recent proclamation of his official recognition as the heir apparent to the Japanese Imperial Throne – New York Times, 1916.
Hirohito
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Emperor Shōwa, personal name Hirohito, was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death on 7 January 1989. He reigned during a period of increasing Japanese nationalism and militarism, culmi
Crown prince
…Throngs before the Imperial Palace in Japan awaiting the appearance of Crown Prince Hirohito for the recent proclamation of his official recognition as the heir apparent to the Japanese Imperial Throne – New York Times, 1916. A crown prince or…
Formal portrait, 1935
Hirohito as an infant in 1902
Emperor Taishō's four sons in 1921: Hirohito, Takahito, Nobuhito, and Yasuhito
Prince Hirohito and British prime minister David Lloyd George, 1921