Princess Chichibu

Princess Chichibu (雍仁親王妃勢津子, Yasuhito Shinnōhi Setsuko?) née Setsuko Matsudaira (松平節子, Matsudaira Setsuko?, 9 September 1909 – 25 August 1995) was a member of the Japanese Imperial Family. The Princess was the wife of Prince Chichibu (Yasuhito) of Japan, the second son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. She was, therefore, a sister-in-law of Emperor Shōwa and an aunt of the present Emperor, Akihito.

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