Kujo Sukezane
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, son of Kaneharu
, was a kugyō
or Japanese court noble of the Edo period
(1603–1868). 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 of Tokugawa Yoshimichi
, fourth head of Owari Domain
.
Kujo Kaneharu
, son of Takatsukasa Norihira and adopted son of regent Michifusa, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . Unlike other members of the family, he did not hold regent positions kampaku and sesshō. He married a daughter of Kujō Michifusa and a daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo. With the...
, 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 held regent positions sesshō from 1712 to 1716 and kampaku from 1716 to 1722. He married a daughter of Emperor Go-Sai
Emperor Go-Sai
, also known as was the 111th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Go-Sai's reign spanned the years from 1654 through 1663....
; the couple had three sons, 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....
, Yukinori
Kujo Yukinori
, son of Sukezane and adopted son of his brother Morotaka, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . He married a daughter of Tokugawa Yoshimichi and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Tsugutomo . The couple had two sons: Kujō Tanemoto and Nijō Munemoto.-References:...
and Naozane
Kujo Naozane
, son of regent Sukezane and adopted son of his nephew Tanemoto, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period . Michisaki was his son. He held court positions as follows:* Kampaku * Sesshō * Daijō Daijin...
, and a daughter who later became a consort 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...
.