While the Prince was a Captain of the cruiser 'Takao' in 1891, he was ordered to accompany Prince NicholasⅡ(Later called NicholasⅡ) (Nikolay Aleksandrovich) of Russian Empire who came to visit Japan, as he was credited for some his experience studying overseas. |
海軍大佐として巡洋艦「高雄」艦長在任中の明治24年(1891年)、威仁親王はロシア帝国のニコライ皇太子(後のニコライ2世)来日の際、外国留学の経験を買われ明治天皇の名代として接待役を命じられた。 |