Princess Naniwa no Ono

Naniwa no Ono
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure485–489
Died489
SpouseEmperor Kenzō
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherPrince Oka-no-Wakugo

Princess Naniwa no Ono (? – 489) was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Kenzō.[1]

Princess Naniwa was the daughter of Prince Oka-no-Wakugo and great-granddaughter of Emperor Yūryaku.

Naniwa committed suicide due to fears over disrespecting Emperor Ninken when he was crown prince.

Notes

  1. ^ Anston, W.G. (1896). Transactions and Proceedings of The Japan Society, London. Supplement I. Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. Vol. 1. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trüber, & Co.
Japanese royalty
Preceded by Empress consort of Japan
485–489
Succeeded by