claim: Emperor Norton is immortalized by authors from different countries including Sweden, America, and England.
evidence: or -LRB- 1543 -- August 20 , 1618 -RRB- was the second daughter of Azai Hisamasa as well as Azai Nagamasa 's elder sister and the mother of Kyogoku Takatsugu and Kyogoku Takatomo .. Azai Hisamasa. Azai Hisamasa. Azai Nagamasa. Azai Nagamasa. Kyogoku Takatsugu. Kyogoku Takatsugu. Kyogoku Takatomo. Kyogoku Takatomo. Her birth name is unknown , but she was given the name `` Maria '' after her conversion to Christianity .. She was baptized with her husband Kyogoku Takayoshi in the Jesuits church in Kyoto in 1581 , though Takayoshi died soon after being baptized .. Kyoto. Kyoto. Kyogoku Takayoshi. Kyogoku Takayoshi. After becoming a widow , she began preaching her new religion to people around her , and Jesuits named her one of the best female catechists of the Kyoto-Osaka area .. Kyoto. Kyoto. Sometime in 1606 or 1607 , Maria moved to Wakasa Province under Takatsugu 's protection , and in 1609 she moved again to a remote place in Tango Province to avoid the persecution of Christians .. Wakasa Province. Wakasa Province. Tango Province. Tango Province. She died peacefully in a small hut belonging to a Buddhist nunnery in 1618 .. One of her daughters , Kyogoku Tatsuko , is notable for being one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi 's favorite concubines .. Kyogoku Tatsuko. Kyogoku Tatsuko. Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Father  : Azai Hisamasa -LRB- 1526 -- 1573 -RRB-. Azai Hisamasa. Azai Hisamasa. Brother  : Azai Nagamasa -LRB- 1545 -- 1573 -RRB-. Azai Nagamasa. Azai Nagamasa. Husband  : Kyogoku Takayoshi -LRB- 1504 -- 1581 -RRB-. Kyogoku Takayoshi. Kyogoku Takayoshi. Son  : Kyogoku Takatsugu -LRB- 1563 -- 1609 -RRB- , Kyogoku Takatomo -LRB- 1572 -- 1622 -RRB-. Kyogoku Takatsugu. Kyogoku Takatsugu. Kyogoku Takatomo. Kyogoku Takatomo. Daughter  : Kyogoku Tatsuko -LRB- b. 1634 -RRB-. Kyogoku Tatsuko. Kyogoku Tatsuko