Prince Kaya Tsunenori

HIH Prince

Kaya Tsunenori
Prince Kaya Tsunenori as major
Native name
賀陽宮恒憲王
Born(1900-07-23)July 23, 1900
DiedJanuary 3, 1978(1978-01-03) (aged 77)
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
Service years1920-1945
RankLieutenant General
ConflictsSecond Sino-Japanese War
World War II

Prince Kaya Tsunenori (賀陽宮恒憲王, Kaya no miya Tsunenori ō; July 23, 1900 – January 3, 1978), was the second head of the Kaya-no-miya collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family. A general in the Imperial Japanese Army, he was first cousin to Empress Kōjun (Nagako), the wife of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).