Takatsukasa Masahiro
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, son of regent Sukehira
, was a Kugyō
or Japanese court noble of the Edo period
(1603–1868). He held a regent position kampaku
from 1795-1814. Masahiro's son, Masamichi
, was born to a daughter of the eleventh head of Tokushima Domain
, Hachisuka Shigeyoshi
.
Takatsukasa Sukehira
, adopted son of Mototeru, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1787-1791. Masahiro was his son who he had with a daughter of the eighth head of Chōshū Domain Mori Shigetaka.-References:...
, 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 1795-1814. Masahiro's son, Masamichi
Takatsukasa Masamichi
, son of regent Masahiro, was a Kugyō or Japanese court noble of the late Edo and the late Tokugawa shogunate periods. He held a regent position kampaku from 1823-1856. In 1856 at the Ansei Purge he was prosecuted and later became a priest. Sukehiro was his son who he had with a daughter of the...
, was born to a daughter of the eleventh head of Tokushima Domain
Tokushima Domain
The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Awa Province and Awaji Province in Shikoku. Ruled by the Hachisuka family, it was rated at an income of 256,000 koku...
, Hachisuka Shigeyoshi
Hachisuka Shigeyoshi
was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. His court title was Awa no kami.His daughter married the court noble Takatsukasa Masahiro....
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