Ichijo Kaneyoshi
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, also known as Ichijō Kanera, was the son of regent Tsunetsugu. He was a kugyō
or Japanese court noble of the Muromachi period
(1336–1573). He held regent positions sesshō in 1432, and kampaku from 1447 to 1453 and from 1467 to 1470. Norifusa
and Fuyuyoshi
were his sons. One of his daughter, , married Takatsukasa Masahira
.
Before the Ōnin War
, he "enjoyed universal respect for his scholarship, had a large and distinguished family, and owned perhaps the finest library of the time." Kaneyoshi fled to Nara, where his son was the abbot of the Kofuku-ji monastery. He remained there for ten years before returning to the capital.
In 1478 (Bunmei 10), Kanera published Bummei ittō-ki (On the Unity of Knowledge and Culture) which deals with political ethics and six points about the duties of a prince.
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 Muromachi period
Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate, which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kemmu restoration of imperial...
(1336–1573). He held regent positions sesshō in 1432, and kampaku from 1447 to 1453 and from 1467 to 1470. Norifusa
Ichijo Norifusa
, son of regent Kaneyoshi, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Muromachi period . He held a regent position kampaku from 1458 to 1463. In 1475 to escape unrest in Kyoto he moved to Tosa Province, founding the Tosa-Ichijō clan. He eventually returned to Kyoto, but his son Fusaie stayed in the...
and Fuyuyoshi
Ichijo Fuyuyoshi
, son of regent Kaneyoshi, was a kugyō or court noble of the Muromachi period of Japan. He held a regent position kampaku two times from 1488 to 1493 and from 1497 to 1501. He adopted Fusamichi as son who was also his daughter's husband.-References:...
were his sons. One of his daughter, , married Takatsukasa Masahira
Takatsukasa Masahira
, son of Fusahira, was a Japanese court noble of the Muromachi period. He held a regent position Kampaku from 1483-1487. Kanesuke was his son who he had with a daughter of Ichijō Kaneyoshi.-References:...
.
Before the Ōnin War
Onin War
The ' was a civil war that lasted 10 years during the Muromachi period in Japan. A dispute between Hosokawa Katsumoto and Yamana Sōzen escalated into a nationwide war involving the Ashikaga shogunate and a number of daimyo in many regions of Japan....
, he "enjoyed universal respect for his scholarship, had a large and distinguished family, and owned perhaps the finest library of the time." Kaneyoshi fled to Nara, where his son was the abbot of the Kofuku-ji monastery. He remained there for ten years before returning to the capital.
In 1478 (Bunmei 10), Kanera published Bummei ittō-ki (On the Unity of Knowledge and Culture) which deals with political ethics and six points about the duties of a prince.