Princess Yoshiko Japanese: 姝子内親王 | |
Succession: | Empress consort of Japan |
Reign: | March 12, 1159 – February 20, 1162 |
Consort: | yes |
Spouse: | Emperor Nijō |
Royal House: | Imperial House of Japan |
Father: | Emperor Toba |
Mother: | Fujiwara no Nariko |
Birth Date: | December 7, 1141 |
Princess Yoshiko (姝子内親王; December 7, 1141 – July 20, 1176), later Takamatsu-in (高松院), was a Japanese princess, and an empress consort of her nephew Emperor Nijō.[1]
She was the daughter of Emperor Toba and Fujiwara no Nariko. She was thus the paternal aunt of her husband, though he was only two years younger than she.