Matsudaira Yorifumi
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Viscount
; (September 29, 1848 – September 10, 1887) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period
who served as daimyo
of the Fuchū domain
in Hitachi Province
. Succeeding his father in 1869, he became the last daimyo of Fuchū. It was during his tenure that the domain's name was changed to Ishioka-han (石岡藩). In 1884, he became a viscount (子爵 shishaku
).
Viscount
A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...
; (September 29, 1848 – September 10, 1887) was a Japanese samurai of the late 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....
who served as 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 Fuchū domain
Fuchu Domain
There were three hans or feudal domain in Japan called * Sunpu Domain in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture* Fuchū Domain in Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture* Fuchū Domain in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture...
in Hitachi Province
Hitachi Province
was an old province of Japan in the area of Ibaraki Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Hitachi Province bordered on Iwashiro, Iwaki, Shimousa, and Shimotsuke Provinces....
. Succeeding his father in 1869, he became the last daimyo of Fuchū. It was during his tenure that the domain's name was changed to Ishioka-han (石岡藩). In 1884, he became a viscount (子爵 shishaku
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
).