Empress Shōken
Japanese empress
Died when: 64 years 335 days (779 months)Star Sign: Taurus
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Empress Dowager Shōken (昭憲皇太后, Shōken-kōtaigō, 9 May 1849 – 9 April 1914), born Masako Ichijō (一条勝子, Ichijō Masako), was the wife and adviser of Emperor Meiji of Japan.
She is also known under the technically more correct name Empress Shōken (昭憲皇后, Shōken-kōgō).
She was one of the founders of the Japanese Red Cross Society, whose charity work was known throughout the First Sino-Japanese War.
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