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Name
  
Prince Motoyoshi

Grandparents
  
Emperor Seiwa

Parents
  
Emperor Yozei

Role
  
Poet


Prince Motoyoshi


Great-grandparents
  
Emperor Montoku

Prince Motoyoshi (元良親王, Motoyoshi shinnō, 890-July 26, 943) was a poet and nobleman of the Heian period. One of his poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu as number 20 in the anthology. Twenty of his poems were included in the Gosen Wakashū; a personal anthology entitled Motoyoshi Shinnō-shū (元良親王集) is also extant.

He was the eldest son of Emperor Yōzei. His wives included Shūshi, a daughter of Emperor Daigo, and Kaishi, a daughter of Emperor Uda.

References

Prince Motoyoshi Wikipedia