was a Japanese daimyo

Daimyo

is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...

 of the Azuchi-Momoyama period

Azuchi-Momoyama period

The came at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, when the political unification that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate took place. It spans the years from approximately 1573 to 1603, during which time Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, imposed order...

 to early Edo period

Edo period

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. His court title was Tango no kami.

In 1612, Shigetada became an ōbangashira (captain of the great guard). He took part in the attack on Osaka Castle in the winter campaign of 1614, and in the defense of Fushimi Castle the following spring and summer. Shigetada was made warden of Sunpu Castle in 1621, and he became lord of the Yokosuka Domain

Yokosuka Domain

' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in Tōtōmi Province. Yokosuka was a Fudai domain. It was centered at Yokosuka Castle in the Matsuo district of the city of Kakegawa in Shizuoka Prefecture.-History:...

 in the same year, following the death of his father Shigekatsu. A year later, he was moved to the Kaminoyama Domain

Kaminoyama Domain

The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Dewa Province.-List of lords:*Matsudaira clan #Shigetada#Shigenao*Gamō clan #Tadatomo*Toki clan #Yoriyuki...

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Shigetada died in 1626, and was succeeded by his son Shigenao.

Shigetada's grave is at Dentsū-in, in Tokyo.