Acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 7 January 1989, on the death of his father, Hirohito. Our picture shows him during his 2012 visit, meeting the party girl.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Akihito, Emperor of Japan
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Japanese Garden - Holland Park
Another plaque, further along the path reads: The Empress and I, as well as s...
Other Subjects
Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward
Queen Elizabeth II's third son. Born Buckingham Palace. Married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999.
King Leopold I of the Belgians
Born in Coburg into the family ruling the German duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (now in Bavaria). Joined the Imperial Russian Army and fought Napoleon. On his defeat Leopold moved to London and marr...
King Henry I
King of England 1100 - 1135. Fourth son of William the Conqueror, possibly born in Yorkshire. Father to Empress Matilda / Empress Maud. Died in Normandy which he had conquered in 1106.
Emperor Charles V
Born Ghent. Ruled over large chunks of Europe and the Spanish colonies in America, the Caribbean, and Asia. Catherine of Aragon was his aunt, and so, despite Henry VIII and Charles being allied for...
Queen Mary I
Born at Greenwich Palace. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. When her sickly brother, the Protestant King Edward VI died in 1553, Mary was, by normal accession rules, next in line...
Previously viewed
Second Millennium - The Brewers
EC2, Aldermanbury Square
There is a cross on the reverse of the monument.
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