The , also known as the Old Imperial Family (旧皇族), were branches of the Japanese Imperial Family created from branches of the Fushimi-no-miya house, the last surviving Shinnōke cadet branch. All but one (the Nashimoto-no-miya) of these ōke (王家) were formed by the descendants of Prince Fushimi Kuniye. The ōke were stripped of their membership in the Imperial Family by the American Occupation Authorities in October 1947, as part of the abolition of 11 collateral branches (imperial houses) with 51 members. After that point, only the immediate family of Emperor Shōwa and those of his three brothers retained membership in the Imperial Family. However, unofficial heads of these collateral families still exist for most and are listed herein. In recent years, conservatives have proposed to reinstate several of the former imperial branches or else to allow the imperial family to adopt male members of the former princely houses, as a solution to the Japanese succession controversy. List of ōke The kyū-miyake were, in order of founding: Nashimoto (梨本) - extinct in 1951 Kuni (久邇) Yamashina (山階) - extinct in 1987 Kachō (華頂) - extinct in 1924 Kitashirakawa (北白川) - extinct in 2018 Higashifushimi or Komatsu (東伏見 / 小松) - extinct in 1922 Kaya (賀陽) Asaka (朝香) Higashikuni (東久邇) Takeda (竹田) Unless otherwise stated, all princes listed herein are the sons of their predecessor. Nashimoto-no-miya The Nashimoto-no-miya house was formed by Prince Moriosa, son of Prince Fushimi Sadayoshi (father of Prince Fushimi Kuniye) Kuni-no-miya The Kuni-no-miya house was formed by Prince Asahiko, fourth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye Yamashina-no-miya The Yamashina-no-miya house was formed by Prince Akira, eldest son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye. The Yamashina-no-miya became extinct with the death of Yamashina Takehiko. Kachō-no-miya The Kachō-no-miya house was formed by Prince Hirotsune, son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye. The Kachō-no-miya became extinct with the death of Prince Kachō Hirotada. The line of descent was continued through the kazoku peerage under Kachō Hironobu. Kitashirakawa-no-miya The Kitashirakawa-no-miya house was formed by Prince Satonari, thirteenth son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye. The Kitashirakawa-no-miya became extinct with the death of Kitashirakawa Michihisa without heirs on 20 October 2018. Higashifushimi-no-miya / Komatsu-no-miya The Higashifushimi-no-miya or the Komatsu-no-miya house was formed by Prince Yoshiaki, seventh son of Prince Fushimi Kuniye. In 1931, Emperor Shōwa directed his brother-in-law, Prince Kuni Kunihide, to leave Imperial Family status and become Count Higashifushimi Kunihide (hakushaku under the kazoku peerage system), to prevent the