Mutsuhito, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Meiji" id="mwdg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Emperor Meiji">Emperor Meiji</a> of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Shōken" id="mwdw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Empress Shōken">Empress Shōken</a>.