Prince Komatsu Akihito

Akihito
小松宮彰仁親王
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office
In office
January 26, 1895  January 20, 1898
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byPrince Arisugawa Taruhito
Succeeded byKawakami Soroku
Personal details
BornFebruary 11, 1846
Kyoto, Tokugawa shogunate
DiedFebruary 18, 1903(1903-02-18) (aged 57)
Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Awards
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1867–1895
RankField Marshal , Commander in Chief
Battles/wars

Akihito, Prince Komatsu (小松宮彰仁親王, Komatsu-no-miya Akihito shinnō; February 11, 1846 February 18, 1903) was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army, who was a member of the Fushimi-no-miya, one of the shinnōke branches of the Imperial Family of Japan, which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne.