Tokugawa Yoshinao
| Tokugawa Yoshinao | |
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 Tokugawa Yoshinao | |
| 1st Lord of Owari | |
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In office 1610–1650 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Tokugawa Mitsutomo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1601 |
| Died | June 5, 1650 (aged 49) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse(s) | Asano Haru |
Tokugawa Yoshinao (徳川 義直, January 2, 1601 – June 5, 1650) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period.
Biography
Born the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, his childhood name was Gorōtamaru. While still a young child, he was appointed leader of first the fief of Kofu in Kai Province and later the fief of Kiyosu in Owari Province. In 1610, he was appointed leader of the Owari Domain (present-day Nagoya), one of the most important regions in the country, thus founding the Owari-Tokugawa house. A holder of the 2nd court rank, junior grade (ju-ni-i), he had the title of dainagon (major counselor).
During the Kan'ei era (1624-44) he had a kiln constructed at the corner of the Ofuke enceinte (Ofukemaru) of Nagoya Castle and invited potters from Seto to make pottery there. This became to be known Ofukei ware.
Yoshinao began learning Shinkage-ryū from Yagyū Hyōgonosuke at age 16, and was named the 4th sōke at age 21.
His remains were cremated and laid to rest at his mausoleum in Jōkō-ji (Seto).
Family
Yoshinao's principal wife was Princess Haru, the daughter of Asano Yoshinaga of Kii (whose family was later transferred to Hiroshima), and his concubines included Osai and Ojō no Kata. He had two children: Mitsutomo, who succeeded him as daimyo of Owari, and Itoko, who married Hirohata Tadayuki, a court noble.
References
- Tokugawa, Munefusa (2005). Tokugawa yonhyakunen no naishobanashi. Tokyo: Bunshun-bunko.
External links
Media related to Tokugawa Yoshinao at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceded by none |
1st (Tokugawa) lord of Owari 1610–1650 |
Succeeded by Tokugawa Mitsutomo |
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