Genealogy
Before his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (his imina) was Narihito-shinnō (体仁親王). He was also known as Tosihito-shinnō.
Emperor Konoe was the eighth son of Emperor Toba. His mother was Fujiwara Tokuko (1117–1160), the wife of Emperor Toba.
Kōgō Fujiwara Masuko (1140–1201) was the wife of Emperor Konoe; and after his death, she married Emperor Nijo. Later, she was called Grand Empress Dowager Omiya.
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