Kujo Yukinori
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, son of Sukezane
and adopted son of his brother Morotaka
, was a kugyō
or Japanese court noble of the Edo period
(1603–1868). He married a daughter of Tokugawa Yoshimichi
(fourth head of Owari Domain
) and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Tsugutomo
(sixth head of Owari Domain
). The couple had two sons: Kujō Tanemoto
and Nijō Munemoto
.
Kujo Sukezane
, son of Kaneharu, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He held regent positions sesshō from 1712 to 1716 and kampaku from 1716 to 1722. He married a daughter of Emperor Go-Sai; the couple had three sons, Morotaka, Yukinori and Naozane, and a daughter who later became a consort...
and adopted son of his brother Morotaka
Kujo Morotaka
, son of regent Sukezane, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . His consort was a daughter of fourth head of Hiroshima Domain Asano Tsunanaga; Morotaka and she adopted his biological younger brother Yukinori as their son....
, 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 married a daughter of Tokugawa Yoshimichi
Tokugawa Yoshimichi
was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain....
(fourth head of Owari Domain
Owari Domain
The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 koku, and was the largest holding of the...
) and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Tsugutomo
Tokugawa Tsugutomo
was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Owari Domain. Under the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan continued to exclude herself from practically all contact with the outside world, while internal peace reigned within the kingdom....
(sixth head of Owari Domain
Owari Domain
The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at 619,500 koku, and was the largest holding of the...
). The couple had two sons: Kujō Tanemoto
Kujo Tanemoto
, son of Yukinori, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He adopted his uncle Naozane as his son.-References:...
and Nijō Munemoto
Nijo Munemoto
, son of Kujō Yukinori and adopted son of Nijō Munehira, was a Japanese kugyō of the Edo period . He had two sons and Nijō Harutaka. Shigeyori, who died young, adopted Harutaka as his son.-References:...
.