Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito

Higashifushimi Yorihito
東伏見宮依仁親王
BornSeptember 19, 1867
Kyoto, Japan
DiedJune 27, 1922(1922-06-27) (aged 54)
Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1891–1922
Rank Marshal Admiral (posthumous)
CommandsIJN 2nd Fleet
Battles / warsFirst Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
AwardsCollar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Order of the Golden Kite (3rd Class)
Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Yorihito
Prince Higashifushimi
Reign1903-1922
IssueHigashifushimi Kunihide (adopted)
FatherPrince Fushimi Kuniie
Prince Komatsu Akihito (adoptive father)

Marshal-Admiral Yorihito, Prince Higashifushimi (東伏見宮依仁親王, Higashifushimi-no-miya Yorihito-Shinnō; September 19, 1867 June 27, 1922) was the second (and last) head of the Higashifushimi-no-miya, an ōke cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family.