Kuroda Yoriyuki

[1][2] Kuroda Yoriyuki was born on 8 September 1851 as the sixth son of Yoshiyori, the Lord of Tsushima.

When his wife's father passed away with no son in 1884, Yoriyuki became the heir to the Kuroda clan on 8 July 1884.

In July 1897, he was elected to the House of Peers and remained in office until his death.

Due to the merits of the Russo-Japanese War, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government.

His fourth son, Count Sō Takeyuki married to Princess Deokhye, the daughter of Emperor Gojong of Korea.