Ichijo Kaneka
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, son of regent Takatsukasa Fusasuke
and adopted son of regent Kaneteru
, was a kugyō
(court noble) of the Edo period
(1603–1868) of Japan
. He held a regent position kampaku from 1737 to 1746. He married a daughter of Asano Tsunanaga
, fourth head of Hiroshima Domain
, and an adopted daughter of Ikeda Tsunamasa
, second head of Okayama Domain
. With the latter he had children, among others:
He also had a daughter with a commoner, the daughter who later became a consort of Emperor Momozono
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Takatsukasa Fusasuke
, son of Norihira, was a Kugyō or Japanese court noble of the early Edo period . He held regent positions sesshō and kampaku...
and adopted son of regent Kaneteru
Ichijo Kaneteru
, son of Norisuke, was a kugyō of the Edo period of Japan. He was also known as . He held regents positions kampaku from 1682 to 1687 and from 1689 to 1690, and sesshō from 1687 to 1689. He married a daughter of Tokugawa Mitsusada, second head of Wakayama Domain, and the couple adopted Kaneka as...
, 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...
(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) of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He held a regent position kampaku from 1737 to 1746. He married a daughter of Asano Tsunanaga
Asano Tsunanaga
was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Hiroshima Domain. He held the title of Aki no kami.During the 47 Ronin incident, Tsunanaga sent a messenger to Akō, which was ruled by a branch family of the Hiroshima Asano, and recommended that Ōishi Kuranosuke peacefully surrender the castle...
, fourth head of Hiroshima Domain
Hiroshima Domain
Hiroshima Domain was a han, or feudal domain, of Edo period Japan. Based at Hiroshima castle in the city of Hiroshima, the domain encompassed Aki province and parts of neighboring Bingo province....
, and an adopted daughter of Ikeda Tsunamasa
Ikeda Tsunamasa
was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Okayama Domain.His adopted daughter married the court noble Ichijō Kaneka.-See also:*Koraku-en...
, second head of Okayama Domain
Okayama Domain
The ' was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in modern-day Okayama Prefecture. The domain sided with the Kyoto government during the Boshin War.-List of Daimyo:*Kobayakawa clan, 1600-1602 #Hideaki...
. With the latter he had children, among others:
- Ichijō MichikaIchijo Michika, son of regent Kaneka, was a Japanese kugyō of the Edo period . He held regent positions kampaku from 1746 to 1747 and from 1755 to 1757, and sesshō from 1747 to 1755....
- Takatsukasa MototeruTakatsukasa Mototeru, son of Ichijō Kaneka and adopted son of Hisasuke, was a Kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . Sukehira was his adopted son.-References:...
- consort of Tokugawa MunemasaTokugawa Munemasawas a Japanese daimyo of the mid-Edo period, who ruled the Wakayama Domain.-References:...
, seventh head of Wakayama DomainWakayama DomainThe was a han or Japanese feudal domain in Kii Province , with income of 555,000 koku. The domain was also known as or . The heads of the domain were Kishu-Tokugawa clan, one of Gosanke... - Akiko (Tomohime), consort of Tokugawa MunetadaTokugawa Munetadawas a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period who was the founder of the Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family, one of the Gosankyō, the three lesser branches of the Tokugawa family. He was the fourth son of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the eighth shogun. Munetada's wife was Tomohime , the daughter of the imperial...
, founding father of Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family - consort of Tokugawa MunemotoTokugawa Munemotowas a Japanese daimyo of the mid-Edo period who ruled the Mito Domain.-References:...
, fifth head of Mito DomainMito Domainwas 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... - Daigo Kanezumi
- consort of Tokugawa ShigeyoshiTokugawa Shigeyoshiwas a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period who was the founder of the Shimizu-Tokugawa family, one of the Gosankyō, the three lesser branches of the Tokugawa family. He was the second son of Tokugawa Ieshige, the ninth shogun.-References:...
, founding father of Shimizu-Tokugawa family
He also had a daughter with a commoner, the daughter who later became a consort of Emperor Momozono
Emperor Momozono
was the 116th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Momazono's reign spanned the years from 1747 until his death in 1762.-Genealogy:...
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