Princess Sumiko

Princess Sumiko
桂宮淑子内親王
Head of the Katsura-no-miya
Reign1863–1881
PredecessorPrince Katsura Misahito
SuccessorLine extinct
BornFebruary 22, 1829
Yamashiro Province
DiedOctober 3, 1881(1881-10-03) (aged 52)
Kyoto Prefecture
BurialOctober 20, 1881
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Ninkō
MotherKanroji Kiyoko

Princess Sumiko (桂宮淑子内親王; Katsura-no-miya Sumiko naishin'nō) was a Japanese princess. She was the head of the Katsura-no-miya from 1863 until 1881. She was the last woman born a princess to lead a branch of the imperial family until Princess Akiko of Mikasa in September 2025.