However, Fujiwara princes remained close advisors, regents and ministers to the emperors for centuries, even until the 20th century ( Prince Konoe and Morihiro Hosokawa ).

As recently as Emperor Shōwa's third daughter, the late former Princess Takanomiya ( Kazoku ), and Prince Mikasa's elder daughter, the former Princess Yasuko, married into Takatsukasa and Konoe families, respectively.

Prince Fumimaro Konoe was born into the ancient Fujiwara clan, and was the heir of the princely Konoe family in Tokyo.

That left Konoe with the title of Prince, plenty of social standing but not much money, and plenty of room for a mentor / father-figure.

Despite his outspokenness, Prince Konoe was destined to achieve the very heights of political life in Japan.

Prince Konoe went on to serve three times as Japan ’ s Prime Minister.

In June 1937, Prince Fumimaro Konoe became Prime Minister of Japan.

Saionji had recommended Konoe to Emperor Hirohito despite his hesitations, because he felt that the Prince might be able to keep the Imperial Japanese Army in check and protect the position of the Emperor.

Konoe resigned on 16 October 1941, one day after having recommended Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni to the Emperor as his successor.

Cabinet of Prince Higashikuni Naruhiko ; Konoe is the 4th person on the right on the 2nd row

After the beginning of the American occupation, Konoe served in the cabinet of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, the first post-war government.

** 1139 – 1155 Imperial Prince Narihito ( 体仁親王 ), later Emperor Konoe

Hirota soon returned to government service as Foreign Minister under Hayashi's successor, Prince Konoe Fumimaro.

Before the start of the Second World War, on 15 October 1941, outgoing Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe proposed Prince Higashikuni to Emperor Hirohito as his successor for prime minister.

Prince Higashikuni remained steadfast in his opposition to the war with the Allied powers, and was part of the conspiracy ( with Prince Asaka, Prince Takamatsu, and former Prime Minister Konoe ) which finally ousted Tōjō in July 1944 following the fall of Saipan to American forces.

He was killed by Ashikaga Tadayoshi along with his brother deposed Crown Prince Tsunenaga in 1338 ( according to Taiheiki ), or, was placed with Konoe Mototsugu after deposal and died in 1344 ( according to Diary by Nakahara no Moromori, 師守記 ).

In 1944, he colluded with Prince Higashikuni, his nephew Prince Takamatsu, and former Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro ( 1895 – 1945 ) to oust the Hideki Tojo cabinet.

As recently as Emperor Shōwa's third daughter, the late former Princess Takanomiya ( Kazoku ), and Prince Mikasa's elder daughter, the former Princess Yasuko, married into Takatsukasa and Konoe families, respectively.

During 1940 Prince Konoe proclaimed the Shintaisei ( New National Structure ), making Japan into an " advanced state of National Defense ", and the creation of the Tasei Yokusankai ( Imperial Authority Assistance Association ), for organizing a centralized " consensus state ".

Prince Konoe Fumimaro becomes prime minister ( June 4 ).

But so convinced of communism's inevitable triumph is Prince Sihanouk that he is ready to throw in the towel.

Finally, Philip made contact with Prince John, Richard's brother, whom he convinced to join him and overthrow his brother.

Bernstein was despondent, but Sondheim convinced his friend Hal Prince, who was in Boston overseeing the out-of-town tryout of the new George Abbott musical New Girl in Town, to read the script.

The fur-trapping duo of explorers Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers convinced the English Crown, primarily Prince Rupert of Bavaria, a favoured cousin of both Charles I and Charles II, that a colonial enterprise in the north would yield wealth in minerals and fur.

Arriving at Gebra they discover that Carrot has convinced the two armies to get together and play a game of football ( he has an inflatable football in his backpack for just such an emergency ), Vimes is preparing to arrest the Klatchian Prince and Lord Rust for various breaches of the peace ( such as being prepared for war ) and 71-hour Ahmed is supporting him.

However, the quality of the score convinced producer Harold Prince to hire them for their first professional production, the George Abbott-directed musical Flora the Red Menace, based on Lester Atwell's novel Love is Just Around the Corner.

The Count showed the Prince several of his gems and he convinced the latter that he had invented a new method of colouring cloth.

Most of the Maritimes were convinced that a wider union including the Province of Canada would also be beneficial to them ; Prince Edward Island was unsure, however, and very much against confederation.

To demonstrate that the ferry was too slow for government business, he convinced a pilot friend to fly him to Prince Rupert in a Learjet, thereby managing to get there before Bennett did.

All of the vanquished leaders save one were sent to Nineveh, only Necho I the native Egyptian Prince of Sais, convinced the Assyrians of his loyalty and was sent back to become the Assyrian puppet Pharaoh of Egypt.

Some historians argued that the reason why the Changyi officials were dealt with so harshly was that Huo was convinced that they were plotting with Prince He to have him killed, but there is no conclusive evidence of either such a plot or that the harsh treatment was as the result of such a plot or suspected plot.

Emperor Cheng became convinced that Prince Xin was more capable, and at the same time, Prince Xin's grandmother Consort Fu was endearing herself to Emperor Cheng's wife Empress Zhao Feiyan, her sister and Emperor Cheng's favorite Consort Zhao Hede, and Emperor Cheng's uncle Wang Gen with lavish gifts, and so the Zhaos and Wang Gen both praised Prince Xin as well.

Madelyne meanwhile convinced Alex to join her as her " Goblin Prince ".

They convinced the Prince that it would be unwise to claim the throne as his inheritance.

As the convinced royalist Hertling objected to handing over the reins to the Reichstag, on 3 October Emperor Wilhelm II appointed Prince Maximilian of Baden as the new Imperial Chancellor.

One will see clearly in this History, that the constant union of the Sovereign with his Parliament, is the most solid foundation for the glory of the Prince and the welfare of the Subjects ; and from the little that one may have learnt of what is happening in England since Your Majesty took the Throne, one cannot but be convinced, that that indeed is the invariable principle upon which Your Majesty governs his conduct.

The affable and moderate Crown Prince William, who represented the monarchy in Brussels, was convinced by the Estates-General on 1 September that the administrative separation of north and south was the only viable solution to the crisis.

In the Mahayana Buddhist text, the Amitāyurdhyāna Sūtra, Devadatta is said to have convinced Prince Ajātasattu to murder his father King Bimbisāra and ascend the throne.

He strongly disapproved of negotiating with the Spanish army, and called the city guard together in De Doelen, and convinced them to stay loyal to the Prince of Orange.

In 1215, the English barons, convinced that John would not respect the terms of the recently signed Magna Carta, sent a letter to the French court offering the crown of England to Prince Louis, now a maternal grandson-in-law of Henry II.

When producer and screenwriter Jay Presson Allen read Robert Daley's book, Prince of the City ( 1978 ), she was convinced it was an ideal Sidney Lumet project, but the film rights had already been sold to Orion Pictures for Brian De Palma and David Rabe.

The Cuman Khan fled to the court of his son-in-law, Prince Mstislav the Bold of Galich, who he convinced to help fight the Mongols.