The Prince was appointed Imperial Swineherd.

王子被任命为皇家猪倌。

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No imperial boys had been born since Kiko's husband, Prince Akishino, in 1965, raising the possibility of a succession crisis.

自1965年纪子的丈夫文仁秋筱宫亲王出生后，日本皇室一直未添男丁，因此一时间出现了继承人危机。

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So the Prince was appointed "Imperial Swineherd."

这样，王子就被任命为皇家的猪倌了。

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Diplomats and heads of state bed down surrounded by antiques, jewel-toned silk walls, crystal chandeliers and marble bathrooms at the 138-room Hotel Imperial Vienna, which was built as the residence of the Prince of Wurttemberg, a European aristocrat, in 1863.

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In the late Heian era (893-1185), when the book is set, the ruling Fujiwara clan of upper-class commoners (to which Murasaki belonged) would send their daughters to court at Kyoto, hoping that one would give birth to a crown prince and ensure their control of the imperial power.

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