Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi

Prince Fushimi Hiroyoshi (伏見宮博義王, Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyoshi-ō, 8 December 1897 – 19 October 1938) was the eldest son of Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, and heir-apparent due to inherit the position of 24th head of the Fushimi-no-miya shinnōke (collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan), and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Prince Fushimi served his midshipman tour on the cruiser Iwate, and as a sub-lieutenant on the battleships Fusō and Kawachi.

After completing coursework in naval artillery and torpedo warfare, he served as a crewman on Kongō, Hyūga, Kirishima and Hiei.

In 1936, Prince Fushimi became commander of the 3rd Destroyer Group, which was involved in combat in the Battle of Shanghai between Japanese and Chinese Nationalist forces during the opening stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

After recovery, he served as commander of the 6th Destroyer Group, assigned to patrols in the Yangtze River of China.