Takatsukasa Hisasuke
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, son of Konoe Iehiro
and adopted son of Fusahiro
, was a kuge
or Japanese court noble of the Edo period
(1603–1868). He died at age 8 of illness after inheriting the Takatsukasa family
at age 5. His wife and he did not have a son, but they adopted one Mototeru
.
Konoe Iehiro
, son of regent Motohiro, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1707 to 1709 and from 1709 to 1712.A daughter of Emperor Reigen was his consort with whom he had children, among others:...
and adopted son of Fusahiro
Takatsukasa Fusahiro
, son of Konoe Iehiro and adopted son of Takatsukasa Kanehiro, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He did not hold regent positions sesshō and kampaku. He and his wife did not have a son, and they adopted one Hisasuke.-References:...
, was a kuge
Kuge
The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese imperial court in Kyoto until the rise of the Shogunate in the 12th century at which point it was eclipsed by the daimyo...
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 died at age 8 of illness after inheriting the Takatsukasa family
Takatsukasa family
The Takatsukasa family is a branch of the Fujiwara clan of Japan. In the 13th century, the main line of the Fujiwara family split into five houses: Konoe, Takatsukasa, Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō. These five families in turn provided regents for the Emperor, and were thus known as the Five Regent...
at age 5. His wife and he did not have a son, but they adopted one Mototeru
Takatsukasa 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:...
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