The were three branches of the Tokugawa clan

Tokugawa clan

The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...

 of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. They were descended from the eighth of the fifteen Tokugawa shoguns, Yoshimune

Tokugawa Yoshimune

was the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745. He was the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.-Lineage:...

 (1684–1751). Yoshimune established the Gosankyo to augment (or perhaps to replace) the Gosanke

Gosanke

The , also called simply Gosanke or even Sanke, were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan descended from clan founder Tokugawa Ieyasu's three youngest sons, Yoshinao, Yorinobu and Yorifusa and allowed to provide a shogun in case of need. The three houses were called Owari House of Tokugawa,...

, the heads of the powerful han (fiefs) of Owari

Owari Domain

The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 koku, and was the largest holding of the...

, Kishū, and Mito

Mito Domain

was a prominent feudal domain in Japan during the Edo period. Its capital was the city of Mito, and it covered much of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture. Beginning with the appointment of Tokugawa Yorifusa by his father, Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, in 1608, the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan...

. Two of his sons, together with the second son of his successor Ieshige, established the Tayasu, Hitotsubashi, and Shimizu branches of the Tokugawa. Unlike the Gosanke, they did not rule a han. Still, they remained prominent until the end of Tokugawa rule, and some later shoguns were chosen from the Hitotsubashi line.

Tayasu House 田安家

1. Munetake
   Tokugawa Munetake
   was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period, also known as Tayasu Munetake . The first head of the Tayasu branch of the Tokugawa clan, he held daimyo-level income, but was not a daimyo himself, instead having his residence inside the Tayasu gate of Edo Castle.The 2nd son of the 8th shogun...
   
    (1716–1771, r. 1731–1771)
2. Haruaki
   Tokugawa Haruaki
   was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period. The 5th son of Tokugawa Munetake, he succeeded his father as head of the Tayasu branch of the Tokugawa house....
   
    (1753–1774, r. 1771–1774)
3. Narimasa
   Tokugawa Narimasa
   was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. The son of Tokugawa Harusada, he succeeded Tokugawa Haruaki as head of the Tayasu branch of the Tokugawa house, which had been without a ruler for some time....
   
    (1779–1846, r. 1787–1836)
4. Naritaka
   Tokugawa Naritaka
   was a Japanese daimyo of the early late-Edo period. The son of the 11th shogun Tokugawa Ienari, he succeeded Tokugawa Narimasa as head of the Tayasu Tokugawa house, before succeeding to the Tokugawa house of Owari han in 1839....
   
    (1810–1845, r. 1836–1839)
5. Yoshiyori
   Tokugawa Yoshiyori
   was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Son of the 3rd generation Tayasu family head, Narimasa, he was head of the Tayasu house twice- 1839-1863, and 1868-1876. He went to Shizuoka han in 1868, and served as the guardian of the young daimyo Tokugawa Iesato....
   
    (1828–1876, r. 1839–1863)
6. Takachiyo
   Tokugawa Takachiyo
   was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who succeeded Tokugawa Yoshiyori as incumbent to the Tayasu-Tokugawa headship....
   
    (1860–1865, r. 1863–1865)
7. Kamenosuke
   Tokugawa Iesato
   Prince was the first head of the Tokugawa clan after the overthrow of the Tokugawa bakufu, and a figure in Japanese politics during the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan.-Early life:...
   
    (1863–1940, r. 1865–1868)
8. Yoshiyori
   Tokugawa Yoshiyori
   was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Son of the 3rd generation Tayasu family head, Narimasa, he was head of the Tayasu house twice- 1839-1863, and 1868-1876. He went to Shizuoka han in 1868, and served as the guardian of the young daimyo Tokugawa Iesato....
   
    (2nd time) (1828–1876, r. 1868–1876)
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11. Tokugawa Munefusa
    Tokugawa Munefusa
    is the 11th generation head of the Tokugawa clan. He is also the present head of the Tayasu branch of the Gosankyō.-Early life:Munefusa was born in London...
    
     (1929–  )

Shimizu House 清水家

1. Shigeyoshi
   Tokugawa Shigeyoshi
   was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period who was the founder of the Shimizu-Tokugawa family, one of the Gosankyō, the three lesser branches of the Tokugawa family. He was the second son of Tokugawa Ieshige, the ninth shogun.-References:...
   
    (1745–1795, r. 1758–1795)
2. Atsunosuke (1796–1799, r. 1798–1799)
3. Nariyuki (1801–1846, r. 1805–1816)
4. Narinori (1810–1827, r. 1816–1827)
5. Narikatsu (1820–1849, r. 1827–1846)
6. Akitake
   Tokugawa Akitake
   was a younger brother of the Japanese Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu. He was born in Komagome, Tokyo, as the 18th son of Tokugawa Nariaki. Initially lord of Aizu, he became lord of Shimizu before his departure for France.-Biography:...
   
    (1853–1910, r. 1866–1868)
7. Atsumori (1856–1924, r. 1870–1924)

Hitotsubashi House 一橋家

1. Munetada
   Tokugawa Munetada
   was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period who was the founder of the Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family, one of the Gosankyō, the three lesser branches of the Tokugawa family. He was the fourth son of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth shogun. Munetada's wife was Tomohime , the daughter of the imperial...
   
    (1721–1765, r. 1735–1764)
2. Harusada (1751–1827, r. 1764–1799)
3. Nariatsu
   Tokugawa Nariatsu
   was a Japanese samurai who was the third head of the Hitotsubashi branch of the Tokugawa family....
   
    (1780–1816, r. 1799–1816)
4. Narinori (1803–1830, r. 1816–1830)
5. Narikura (1818–1837, r. 1830–1837)
6. Yoshimasa (1825–1838, r. 1837–1838)
7. Yoshinaga (1823–1847, r. 1838–1847)
8. Shōmaru (1846–1847, r. 1847)
9. Yoshinobu
   Tokugawa Yoshinobu
   was the 15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful...
   
    (1837–1913, r. 1847–1866)
10. Mochiharu
    Tokugawa Mochinaga
    was a Japanese samurai who was an influential figure of the Bakumatsu period.- Biography :The son of Matsudaira Yoshitatsu of Takasu han, his brothers included the famous Matsudaira Katamori, Matsudaira Sadaaki, and Tokugawa Yoshikatsu...
    
    (1831–1884, r. 1866–1884)