Konoe Iehiro
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, son of regent Motohiro
Konoe Motohiro
, Tajimaru in his childhood, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1690 to 1703.-Early life and family:He was a son of regent Konoe Hisatsugu and a concubine of his...

, was a kugyō
Kugyo
is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras. The kugyō was broadly divided into two groups: the , comprising the Chancellor of the Realm, the Minister of the Left, and the Minister of the Right; and the , comprising the...

or Japanese court noble of the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

 (1603–1868). He held a regent position kampaku
Sessho and Kampaku
In Japan, was a title given to a regent who was named to assist either a child emperor before his coming of age, or an empress. The was theoretically a sort of chief advisor for the emperor, but was the title of both first secretary and regent who assists an adult emperor. During the Heian era,...

 from 1707 to 1709 and from 1709 to 1712.

A daughter of Emperor Reigen
Emperor Reigen
was the 112th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Reigen's reign spanned the years from 1663 through 1687.-Genealogy:...

 was his consort with whom he had children, among others:
  • Konoe Iehisa
    Konoe Iehisa
    , son of regent Iehiro, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1726 to 1736. He had two consorts: daughters of Shimazu Tsunataka and Shimazu Yoshitaka, third and fourth heads of the Satsuma Domain, respectively...

  • A consort of Tokugawa Tsugutomo
    Tokugawa Tsugutomo
    was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain. Under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan continued to exclude herself from practically all contact with the outside world, while internal peace reigned within the kingdom....

    , sixth head of Owari Domain
    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...

  • Takatsukasa Fusahiro
    Takatsukasa Fusahiro
    , son of Konoe Iehiro and adopted son of Takatsukasa Kanehiro, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He did not hold regent positions sesshō and kampaku. He and his wife did not have a son, and they adopted one Hisasuke.-References:...

  • Takatsukasa Hisasuke
    Takatsukasa Hisasuke
    , son of Konoe Iehiro and adopted son of Fusahiro, was a kuge or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He died at age 8 of illness after inheriting the Takatsukasa family at age 5. His wife and he did not have a son, but they adopted one Mototeru....

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