Fushimi, Hiroyasu (伏見宮博恭王)
- Date of birth:
- October 16th, 1875 (Tokyo, Japan)
- Date of death:
- August 16th, 1946 (Tokyo, Japan)
- Buried on:
- Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Japanese
Biography
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu was the Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff untill 1941. He was also member of the Supreme War Council untill his full retirement in 1945.
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Königlicher Kronen-Orden I. Klasse
- Awarded on:
- June 22nd, 1895
Kyuokujitsu sho, 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- November 3rd, 1895
Order of the Plum Blossoms - Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- August 4th, 1901
Shuanglong Baoxing - 1st class, 2nd grade
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1903
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1905
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Awarded on:
- November 3rd, 1905
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1906
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1906
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
- Awarded on:
- January 25th, 1910
Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata
- Awarded on:
- February 14th, 1910
Orden de Carlos III - Gran Cruz
- Awarded on:
- March 8th, 1910
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Awarded on:
- March 14th, 1910
Großkreuz zum Königlich Ungarischer Orden des Heiligen Stephan
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1910
Order of St. Andrew
- Awarded on:
- April 11th, 1910
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Ridder Grootkruis (NL.1)
- Awarded on:
- April 27th, 1910
Grootlint in de Leopoldsorde / Grand cordon de l'Ordre de Léopold
- Awarded on:
- May 4th, 1910
The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
- Awarded on:
- November 28th, 1910
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1920
- Rank:
- Tai-sho (General)
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1930
- Rank:
- Gen-sui (Field Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1932
- Period:
- Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
- Rank:
- Gen-sui (Field Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gen-sui (Field Marshall)
- Awarded on:
- April 4th, 1942
Sources
- - Frank, R.B., Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire (2001)
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28335/page/779
- Yoshinori Osakabe. Meiji era medal diplomatic ritual. Meiji Seitoku Memorial Society Bulletin (2017), p. 159.
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