Chigusa Kotoko | |
Consort: | yes |
Imperial Concubine | |
Succession: | Imperial Concubine to Emperor Meiji |
Reign: | ? – 30 July 1912 |
Birth Date: | 19 July 1855 |
Birth Place: | Empire of Japan |
Death Place: | Japan |
Father: | Viscount Chigusa Aritō |
Mother: | Masako Yotsuji |
Spouse: | Emperor Meiji |
Issue: | Akiko, Princess Shige Fumiko, Princess Masu |
House: | Imperial House of Japan |
Religion: | Shinto |
Chigusa Kotoko (千種任子, July 19, 1855 - February 1, 1944) was the fourth concubine of Emperor Meiji.[1] She gave birth to two daughters who died of meningitis in infancy. Although Meiji was the last Japanese emperor to have more than one consort, the official role at court was not abolished until 1924; surviving concubines remained as members of the imperial family in retirement.