Kujo Suketsugu
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, son of Nijō Harutaka
and adopted son of Kujō Sukeie
, was a kuge
or Japanese court noble of the Edo period
(1603–1868). He, as his father did, adopted son of Nijō Harutaka, Hisatada
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Nijo Harutaka
, son of Nijō Munemoto, was a Japanese kugyō of the Edo period . He had many children with a daughter of the fifth lord of Mito Domain Tokugawa Munemoto...
and adopted son of Kujō Sukeie
Kujo Sukeie
, son of regent Michisaki, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He adopted son of Nijō Harutaka, Suketsugu.-References:...
, was a kuge
Kuge
The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese imperial court in Kyoto until the rise of the Shogunate in the 12th century at which point it was eclipsed by the daimyo...
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, as his father did, adopted son of Nijō Harutaka, Hisatada
Kujo Hisatada
, son of Nijō Harutaka, was a kuge or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He was adopted by his brother Suketsugu as his son. He held a regent position kampaku from 1856 to 1862, and retired in 1863, becoming a priest...
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