Takatsukasa Sukemasa
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, son of regent Sukehiro
, was a Kugyō
or Japanese court noble of the late Tokugawa shogunate
and early Meiji period
s. Among his consorts was a daughter of Hachisuka Narihiro
, the thirteenth head of Tokushima Domain
. In September 1867 he died at age 19.
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 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 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...
and early Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
s. Among his consorts was a daughter of 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...
, 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...
. In September 1867 he died at age 19.