Takatsukasa Masamichi
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, 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 seventh head of Mito Domain
Tokugawa Harutoshi
. One of his daughters married the thirteenth head of Tokushima Domain
Hachisuka Narihiro
.
Takatsukasa Masahiro
, son of regent Sukehira, was a Kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . 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....
, 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 late Edo
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....
and the late Tokugawa shogunate
Late Tokugawa shogunate
, literally "end of the curtain", are the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate came to an end. It is characterized by major events occurring between 1853 and 1867 during which Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy known as sakoku and transitioned from a feudal shogunate...
periods. 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 1823-1856. In 1856 at the Ansei Purge
Ansei Purge
The Ansei Purge was a purge, in 1858 and 1859, of over 100 people from the bakufu, various han, and the Japanese Imperial court...
he was prosecuted and later became a priest. Sukehiro
Takatsukasa Sukehiro
, son of regent Masamichi, was a kugyo or Japanese court noble of the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji periods. He held a regent position kampaku in 1863. After his biological son Sukemasa died young, he adopted a son of Kujō Hisatada, Hiromichi. In August 1872 he retired, and in November...
was his son who he had with a daughter of the seventh head of Mito Domain
Mito Domain
was a prominent feudal domain in Japan during the Edo period. Its capital was the city of Mito, and it covered much of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture. Beginning with the appointment of Tokugawa Yorifusa by his father, Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, in 1608, the Mito branch of the Tokugawa clan...
Tokugawa Harutoshi
Tokugawa Harutoshi
was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Mito Domain....
. One of his daughters married the thirteenth 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 Narihiro
Hachisuka Narihiro
was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. He was a son of the twelfth shogun, Tokugawa Ienari.-Biography:As stated above, Narihiro was a son of the 12th shogun, Ienari. Ienari had many children, who were given in adoption to various daimyo families throughout the...
.