Matsudaira clan
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The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan
. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province
(modern-day Aichi Prefecture
). Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province. In the 16th century, the main Matsudaira line experienced a meteoric rise to success during the headship of Matsudaira Motoyasu, who changed his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu
and became the first Tokugawa shogun. Ieyasu's line formed what became the Tokugawa clan
; however, the branches retained the Matsudaira surname. Other branches were formed in the decades after Ieyasu, which bore the Matsudaira surname. Some of those branches were also of daimyo
status.
After the Meiji Restoration
and the abolition of the han system
, the Tokugawa and Matsudaira clans became part of the new nobility
.
. Its origins are uncertain, but in the Sengoku era, the clan claimed descent from the medieval Seiwa Genji
branch of the Minamoto clan
. According to this claim, the founder of the Matsudaira line was Matsudaira Chikauji, who lived in the 14th century and established himself in Mikawa Province, at Matsudaira village.
; to the east, the Imagawa clan
of Suruga
. Each generation of Matsudaira family head had to carefully negotiate his relationship with these neighbors.
Before the Edo period, there were 19 major branches of the Matsudaira clan: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Each of these branches (with the exception of the Kaga-Matsudaira, which relocated to Kaga Province) took its name from the area in Mikawa where it resided. Also, many of the branches often fought with each other.
which rose the highest during the Sengoku period. During the headship of Matsudaira Hirotada
, it was threatened by the Oda and Imagawa clans, and for a time was forcibly brought into Imagawa service. After the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto
and the fall from power of the Imagawa clan, Hirotada's son Matsudaira Motoyasu was successful in forming an alliance with Oda Nobunaga
, the hegemon of Owari Province
. Motoyasu is better known as Tokugawa Ieyasu
, who became the first Tokugawa shogun in 1603.
. A prominent Nagasawa-Matsudaira is the early Edo period
politician Matsudaira Nobutsuna
. The Fukōzu-Matsudaira ruled the Shimabara Domain
. The Sakurai-Matsudaira ruled the Amagasaki Domain. The Ogyū-Matsudaira had many branches, one of which ruled the Okutono Domain
. Nagai Naoyuki
was a prominent Bakumatsu-era descendant of the Ogyū-Matsudaira of Okutono. Other pre-Edo branches of the family became hatamoto
.
of Mito
). Consequently, Yoshinobu was known as Matsudaira Shichirōma during his minority. Some of these sons, particularly of the 3 main Tokugawa branches (the Gosanke
), formed their own families, and received their own fiefs. These included Takamatsu
, Shishido
,, Fuchū
, and Moriyama (branches of the Mito Tokugawa); Saijō (a branch of the Kii Tokugawa); and Takasu (a branch of the Owari Tokugawa). Notable Matsudaira of these branches include Matsudaira Yoritoshi
of Takamatsu, and Matsudaira Yoritaka
of Fuchū. Yoritsune Matsudaira
and his son Yoriaki Matsudaira, who were 20th century composers, were descendants of the Matsudaira of Fuchū.
The Yūki-Matsudaira clan was founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu's son Yūki Hideyasu
. Several branches of the Yūki-Matsudaira came into existence during the Edo period. Though the Yūki-Matsudaira retained control of Kitanoshō (later renamed Fukui), the main Yūki line was not there, but in Tsuyama
instead. Branches of the family ruled the Fukui
, Hirose, Mori, Matsue
, Tsuyama, Akashi
, Itoigawa, and Maebashi domains. Famous Yūki-Matsudaira include Matsudaira Naritami
and Matsudaira Yoshinaga
, two daimyo of the late Edo period. Matsudaira Yoshinaga in particular was very important to Japanese politics of the early Meiji period, and his leadership put the Fukui Domain on the side of the victors in the Boshin War
(1868-69).
The Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan was founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu's half-brother Hisamatsu Sadakatsu. Due to his close relation to Ieyasu, Sadakatsu was allowed the use of the Matsudaira surname. Eventually, some of the branches of the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira were also allowed the use of the Tokugawa family crest, as well as being formally recognized as Tokugawa relatives (shinpan
), rather than simply being a fudai
family. Branches of the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira ruled the Kuwana
, Imabari
, and Iyo-Matsuyama
domains. Famous Hisamatsu-Matsudaira include the political reformer Matsudaira Sadanobu
, the final Kyoto Shoshidai
Matsudaira Sadaaki
, and shogunate politician Itakura Katsukiyo
. In the Meiji era, the heads of all the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira branches received titles in the new nobility
.
The Ochi-Matsudaira clan was founded by Matsudaira Kiyotake, the younger brother of the 6th shogun Tokugawa Ienobu. The Ochi-Matsudaira ruled the Hamada Domain
. The family lost most of its territory in 1866, when the castle town was occupied by Chōshū Domain forces under Ōmura Masujirō
during the Chōshū War. Matsudaira Takeakira, the last daimyo, escaped Hamada and went to Tsuruta, one of the domain's non-contiguous territories; there he set up the Tsuruta Domain, which existed until the abolition of the domains in 1871. In the Meiji era, Takeakira's son Matsudaira (Ochi) Takenaga received the title of viscount
.
The Hoshina-Matsudaira clan was founded by Hoshina Masayuki. Masayuki, a son of the second shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, was adopted by Hoshina Masamitsu
, the lord of the Takatō Domain
. Masayuki was recognized as a relative of the Tokugawa family by his half-brother Tokugawa Iemitsu
; after Iemitsu's death, Masayuki served as a regent for his nephew, the underaged shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna
, thus effectively running the shogunate. It was at this time that Masayuki received rulership of the fief of Aizu
(with an income of 230,000 koku
). Two generations later, during the reign of the 3rd lord Masakata, the family was allowed the use of the Matsudaira surname and crest. The family remained prominent in shogunate affairs and in security duty in Ezo (Hokkaido
). It also sponsored several schools of martial arts, as well as working to develop and spread the production of local crafts. In the Bakumatsu period, the 8th lord Matsudaira Katataka
assisted with security duties during and after the arrival of Matthew C. Perry's US Navy vessels; Katataka's successor, 9th lord Matsudaira Katamori
served as Kyoto Protector, but his clan was later defeated in the Boshin War
. The Aizu-Matsudaira survived the Meiji Restoration, and were ennobled with the title of viscount
. Katamori's son Matsudaira Morio
served as an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
. The family survives to the present day. Isao Matsudaira, who was governor of Fukushima Prefecture
in the 1980s, was a descendant of this family. Princess Chichibu
Setsuko, the wife of Emperor Hirohito
's brother Prince Chichibu
Yasuhito, was another.
and tozama
daimyo families. The Date clan of Sendai
, the Shimazu clan
of Satsuma, the Mōri clan
of Choshu, the Maeda clan
of Kaga
(and its branches at Daishōji and Toyama), the Yamanouchi clan of Tosa
, the Kuroda clan of Fukuoka, the Asano clan of Hiroshima (and its branch at Hiroshima-shinden), the Nabeshima of Saga, the Ikeda of Tottori (as well as its branches of Okayama, Shikano, Wakazakura, Hirafuku, as well as hatamoto-level Ikeda), and the Hachisuka of Tokushima were all tozama families that had the use of the Matsudaira surname. The Yanagisawa clan of Yamato and Honjō clan of Miyazu
were two fudai families among those who had the right to use the Matsudaira surname. In addition, if a Tokugawa princess married into another family, her husband had the right to use the Matsudaira surname and the Tokugawa crest for one generation.
), among others.
Minamoto clan
was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were demoted into the ranks of the nobility. The practice was most prevalent during the Heian Period , although its last occurrence was during the Sengoku Era. The Taira were another such offshoot of...
. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province
Mikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
(modern-day Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
). Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province. In the 16th century, the main Matsudaira line experienced a meteoric rise to success during the headship of Matsudaira Motoyasu, who changed his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
and became the first Tokugawa shogun. Ieyasu's line formed what became the Tokugawa clan
Tokugawa clan
The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...
; however, the branches retained the Matsudaira surname. Other branches were formed in the decades after Ieyasu, which bore the Matsudaira surname. Some of those branches were also of daimyo
Daimyo
is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings...
status.
After the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration
The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...
and the abolition of the han system
Abolition of the han system
The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...
, the Tokugawa and Matsudaira clans became part of the new nobility
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
.
Origins
The Matsudaira clan originated in Mikawa ProvinceMikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
. Its origins are uncertain, but in the Sengoku era, the clan claimed descent from the medieval Seiwa Genji
Seiwa Genji
The ' were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Japanese Minamoto clan. Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto Yoshiie, also known as "Hachimantaro", or God of War, and Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, were descended...
branch of the Minamoto clan
Minamoto clan
was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were demoted into the ranks of the nobility. The practice was most prevalent during the Heian Period , although its last occurrence was during the Sengoku Era. The Taira were another such offshoot of...
. According to this claim, the founder of the Matsudaira line was Matsudaira Chikauji, who lived in the 14th century and established himself in Mikawa Province, at Matsudaira village.
Minor power between major neighbors
In its territory in Mikawa Province, the Matsudaira clan was surrounded by much more powerful neighbors. To the west was the territory of the Oda clan of Owari ProvinceOwari Province
was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishū .-History:The province was created in 646....
; to the east, the Imagawa clan
Imagawa clan
The was a Japanese clan that claimed descent from Emperor Seiwa . It was a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Ashikaga clan.-Origins:Ashikaga Kuniuji, grandson of Ashikaga Yoshiuji, established himself in the 13th century at Imagawa and took its name.Imagawa Norikuni received from his cousin the...
of Suruga
Suruga Province
was an old province in the area that is today the central part of Shizuoka prefecture. It was sometimes called . Suruga bordered on Izu, Kai, Sagami, Shinano, and Tōtōmi provinces; and had access to the Pacific Ocean through Suruga Bay.-History:...
. Each generation of Matsudaira family head had to carefully negotiate his relationship with these neighbors.
Branches of the Matsudaira clan
The Matsudaira of Okazaki
It was the main Matsudaira line residing in Okazaki CastleOkazaki Castle
is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Okazaki Castle was home to the Honda clan, daimyō of Okazaki Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Tokugawa clan...
which rose the highest during the Sengoku period. During the headship of Matsudaira Hirotada
Matsudaira Hirotada
was the lord of Okazaki Castle in Mikawa province, Japan during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. He is best known for being the father of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate....
, it was threatened by the Oda and Imagawa clans, and for a time was forcibly brought into Imagawa service. After the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto
Imagawa Yoshimoto
was one of the leading daimyo in the Sengoku period Japan. Based in Suruga Province, he was one of the three daimyo that dominated the Tōkaidō region. He was one of the dominant daimyo in Japan for a time, until his death in 1560....
and the fall from power of the Imagawa clan, Hirotada's son Matsudaira Motoyasu was successful in forming an alliance with Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga
was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
, the hegemon of Owari Province
Owari Province
was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of present day Aichi Prefecture, including much of modern Nagoya. Its abbreviation is Bishū .-History:The province was created in 646....
. Motoyasu is better known as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
, who became the first Tokugawa shogun in 1603.
Pre-Edo branches
Several of the pre-Edo branch families survived into the Edo period; some of them became daimyo. The Takiwaki-Matsudaira family became daimyo of the Ojima Domain, and from 1868-1871, ruled the Sakurai Domain. The Nagasawa-Matsudaira, also known as the Ōkōchi-Matsudaira, had several branches, one of them ruled the Yoshida Domain of Mikawa ProvinceMikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
. A prominent Nagasawa-Matsudaira is the early 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....
politician Matsudaira Nobutsuna
Matsudaira Nobutsuna
was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period, who ruled the Kawagoe Domain. First serving Tokugawa Iemitsu as a page, Nobutsuna was renowned for his sagacity. He was named a rōjū in 1633. Nobutsuna led the shogunal forces to their final victory over the rebellion at Shimabara...
. The Fukōzu-Matsudaira ruled the Shimabara Domain
Shimabara Domain
The ' was a feudal domain of Edo period Japan, located in Hizen Province, Kyūshū, occupying most of Shimabara Peninsula.-History:The Arima clan, who were Kirishitan daimyō, ruled over Shimabara Domain in the late Muromachi period from Hinoe Castle and Hara Castle...
. The Sakurai-Matsudaira ruled the Amagasaki Domain. The Ogyū-Matsudaira had many branches, one of which ruled the Okutono Domain
Okutono Domain
, was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Kamo District and Nukata Districts of Mikawa Province , and in Saku District, Shinano Province, Japan. The domain was also known as and later known as and...
. Nagai Naoyuki
Nagai Naoyuki
, also known as or , was a Japanese samurai and Tokugawa retainer during the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods.-Early life:Nagai Naoyuki, or as he was first known, , was born in the Nukada district of the Okutono Domain by a concubine to . Noritada, while head of a collateral branch of the Tokugawa, was...
was a prominent Bakumatsu-era descendant of the Ogyū-Matsudaira of Okutono. Other pre-Edo branches of the family became hatamoto
Hatamoto
A was a samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. While all three of the shogunates in Japanese history had official retainers, in the two preceding ones, they were referred to as gokenin. However, in the Edo period, hatamoto were the upper vassals of the Tokugawa...
.
Tokugawa branches and the Matsudaira surname
The Tokugawa surname was not granted to all of the sons of the shogun or the heads of the six main Tokugawa branches. Only the inheritor received the Tokugawa name, while all of his siblings would receive the Matsudaira surname. For example, the last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu was not the firstborn heir of his father (Tokugawa NariakiTokugawa Nariaki
Tokugawa Nariaki was a prominent Japanese daimyo who ruled the Mito domain and contributed to the rise of nationalism and the Meiji restoration.- Clan leader :...
of Mito
Mito Domain
was 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...
). Consequently, Yoshinobu was known as Matsudaira Shichirōma during his minority. Some of these sons, particularly of the 3 main Tokugawa branches (the Gosanke
Gosanke
The , also called simply Gosanke or even Sanke, were three branches of the Tokugawa clan of Japan descended from clan founder Tokugawa Ieyasu's three youngest sons, Yoshinao, Yorinobu and Yorifusa and allowed to provide a shogun in case of need. The three houses were called Owari House of Tokugawa,...
), formed their own families, and received their own fiefs. These included Takamatsu
Takamatsu Domain
The was a han or feudal domain in Sanuki Province , Japan during the Edo period. The domain was governed first by the Ikoma family then by the Mito-Matsudaira clan.-History:...
, Shishido
Shishido Domain
The ' was a han of Japan's Edo period. Located in Hitachi Province , it was ruled for the majority of its history by a branch of the Tokugawa clan of Mito. The domain was confiscated for action in support of the Tengu Party in 1864, but was restored to the family, after the shogunate's fall in 1868...
,, Fuchū
Fuchu Domain
There were three hans or feudal domain in Japan called * Sunpu Domain in Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture* Fuchū Domain in Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture* Fuchū Domain in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture...
, and Moriyama (branches of the Mito Tokugawa); Saijō (a branch of the Kii Tokugawa); and Takasu (a branch of the Owari Tokugawa). Notable Matsudaira of these branches include Matsudaira Yoritoshi
Matsudaira Yoritoshi
was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, who ruled the Takamatsu Domain. Yoritoshi was the son-in-law of Ii Naosuke. His court title was Sanuki no kami. Yoritoshi was adopted as heir to Matsudaira Yoritane, the incumbent lord of Takamatsu, in 1853, and succeeded Yoritane as lord in 1861...
of Takamatsu, and Matsudaira Yoritaka
Matsudaira Yoritaka
was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo Period who served as daimyo of Shishido han. Retiring early, he was succeeded by his son Matsudaira Yorinori, but Yoritaka returned to headship following Yorinori's death in 1864...
of Fuchū. Yoritsune Matsudaira
Yoritsune Matsudaira
was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.Matsudaira was descended, on his father's side of the family, from the Matsudaira clan, related to the Tokugawa clan who ruled Japan as shogun during the Edo Period , and on his mother's side of the family from the Fujiwara family, who were...
and his son Yoriaki Matsudaira, who were 20th century composers, were descendants of the Matsudaira of Fuchū.
Yūki-Matsudaira clan (Echizen)
Yuki Hideyasu
was a Japanese daimyo who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. Born the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, he established the Echizen Fukui Domain.-Birth:...
. Several branches of the Yūki-Matsudaira came into existence during the Edo period. Though the Yūki-Matsudaira retained control of Kitanoshō (later renamed Fukui), the main Yūki line was not there, but in Tsuyama
Tsuyama Domain
The was a feudal domain in Mimasaka Province of Japan during the Edo period.- History :In 1600, the territory that became the Tsuyama domain formed part of the territory ruled from Okayama by Kobayakawa Hideaki...
instead. Branches of the family ruled the Fukui
Fukui Domain
The was a feudal domain in Echizen Province of Japan during the Edo period. It is also sometimes called '. The family name of the heads of the domain is "Matsudaira".- List of heads :# Hideyasu# Tadanao...
, Hirose, Mori, Matsue
Matsue Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was headquartered in what is now Matsue, Shimane.-List of lords:*Horio clan, 1600-1633 #Horio Yoshiharu#Horio Tadauji#Horio Tadaharu*Kyōgoku clan, 1634-1637...
, Tsuyama, Akashi
Akashi Domain
The was a feudal domain of Japan. It occupied Akashi District and surroundings in Harima Province. Fudai and Shimpan daimyo were assigned, and frequently reassigned, to Akashi. The domain had its administrative headquarters at Akashi Castle.Akashi was established in 1617 when Ikeda Mitsumasa was...
, Itoigawa, and Maebashi domains. Famous Yūki-Matsudaira include Matsudaira Naritami
Matsudaira Naritami
was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period who ruled the Tsuyama Domain of Mimasaka Province.Born Tokugawa Ginnosuke, the 16th son of the shogun Tokugawa Ienari, Naritami was adopted by Matsudaira Naritaka of Tsuyama. Naritami succeeded him in late 1831, continuing as daimyo of Tsuyama until 1855...
and Matsudaira Yoshinaga
Matsudaira Yoshinaga
, also known as Matsudaira Keiei, was the 14th head of Fukui Domain during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and politician of the Meiji era. "Yoshinaga" is his imina and "Shungaku" is his gō...
, two daimyo of the late Edo period. Matsudaira Yoshinaga in particular was very important to Japanese politics of the early Meiji period, and his leadership put the Fukui Domain on the side of the victors in the Boshin War
Boshin War
The was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....
(1868-69).
Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan
Shinpan (daimyo)
The daimyo were certain relatives of the Tokugawa shoguns of Japan. While all shinpan were relatives of the shogun, not all relatives of the shogun were shinpan; an example of this is the Matsudaira clan of the Okutono Domain. The shinpan lords were also known as kamon daimyō — non-daimyo...
), rather than simply being a fudai
Fudai
was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration.-Origins:...
family. Branches of the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira ruled the Kuwana
Kuwana Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Ise Province .-List of Daimyo:*Honda clan #Tadakatsu#Tadamasa*Matsudaira clan...
, Imabari
Imabari Domain
The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Iyo Province .-History:Imabari was ruled for most of its history by the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan....
, and Iyo-Matsuyama
Iyo-Matsuyama Domain
The was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, with its holdings centered in modern-day Matsuyama, Ehime.-History:The Iyo-Matsuyama domain passed through several hands before settling as the fief of a branch of the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira. In the Bakumatsu period, the domain took part in the Tokugawa...
domains. Famous Hisamatsu-Matsudaira include the political reformer Matsudaira Sadanobu
Matsudaira Sadanobu
Japanese daimyo of the mid-Edo period, famous for his financial reforms which saved the Shirakawa Domain, and the similar reforms he undertook during his tenure as chief senior councilor of the Tokugawa Shogunate, from 1787 to 1793....
, the final Kyoto Shoshidai
Kyoto Shoshidai
The was an important administrative and political office in the early modern government of Japan. However, the significance and effectiveness of the office is credited to the third Tokugawa shogun, Iemitsu, who developed these initial creations as bureaucratic elements in a consistent and...
Matsudaira Sadaaki
Matsudaira Sadaaki
was a Japanese daimyo of the Bakumatsu period, who was the last ruler of the Kuwana Domain. Sadaaki was the adopted heir of Matsudaira Sadamichi, the descendant of Sadatsuna, the third son of Hisamatsu Sadakutsu , who was Tokugawa Ieyasu's brother. His family was known as the Hisamatsu Matsudaira...
, and shogunate politician Itakura Katsukiyo
Itakura Katsukiyo
was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period. Famed for his tenure as rōjū, Itakura later became a Shinto priest.-Biography:Itakura, born to the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira of the Kuwana Domain, was adopted by Itakura Katsutsune, the lord of the Matsuyama domain...
. In the Meiji era, the heads of all the Hisamatsu-Matsudaira branches received titles in the new nobility
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
.
Ochi-Matsudaira clan
Hamada Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Iwami Province . The domain came to an end with its conquest by forces of the Chōshū Domain and its subsequent absorption of Hamada into Chōshū territory.-List of lords:...
. The family lost most of its territory in 1866, when the castle town was occupied by Chōshū Domain forces under Ōmura Masujirō
Omura Masujiro
-External links:* * * http://www.jstor.org/view/03636917/di973569/97p0119n/0...
during the Chōshū War. Matsudaira Takeakira, the last daimyo, escaped Hamada and went to Tsuruta, one of the domain's non-contiguous territories; there he set up the Tsuruta Domain, which existed until the abolition of the domains in 1871. In the Meiji era, Takeakira's son Matsudaira (Ochi) Takenaga received the title of viscount
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
.
Hoshina-Matsudaira clan (Aizu)
Hoshina Masamitsu
was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who served the Tokugawa clan. Masamitsu was the son of Hoshino Masanao, and after having lent his support to Tokugawa Ieyasu at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, he was given the Takatō fief in 1600.With his father's death the following year in Takatō,...
, the lord of the Takatō Domain
Takato Domain
The was a Japanese feudal domain of the Edo period, located in southern Shinano Province. Its capital was at Takatō Castle, in what is today the city of Ina, Nagano Prefecture.-History:...
. Masayuki was recognized as a relative of the Tokugawa family by his half-brother Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Iemitsu ruled from 1623 to 1651.-Early life :...
; after Iemitsu's death, Masayuki served as a regent for his nephew, the underaged shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna
Tokugawa Ietsuna
was the fourth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan who was in office from 1651 to 1680. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, thus making him the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.-Early Life :...
, thus effectively running the shogunate. It was at this time that Masayuki received rulership of the fief of Aizu
Aizu
is an area comprising the westernmost third of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. The principal city of the area is Aizuwakamatsu.During the Edo period, Aizu was a feudal domain known as and part of Mutsu Province.-History:...
(with an income of 230,000 koku
Koku
The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...
). Two generations later, during the reign of the 3rd lord Masakata, the family was allowed the use of the Matsudaira surname and crest. The family remained prominent in shogunate affairs and in security duty in Ezo (Hokkaido
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
). It also sponsored several schools of martial arts, as well as working to develop and spread the production of local crafts. In the Bakumatsu period, the 8th lord Matsudaira Katataka
Matsudaira Katataka
Japanese daimyo lord, ruler of the 230,000 koku Aizu domain in Mutsu Province. Known in his youth as Keizaburō 慶三郎, he was born to Matsudaira Yoshikazu, the lord of the Takasu domain, in Mino. Adopted by Matsudaira Katahiro of Aizu, Katataka succeeded to the family headship, receiving the court...
assisted with security duties during and after the arrival of Matthew C. Perry's US Navy vessels; Katataka's successor, 9th lord Matsudaira Katamori
Matsudaira Katamori
was a samurai who lived in the last days of the Edo period and the early to mid Meiji period. He was the 9th daimyo of the Aizu han and the Military Commissioner of Kyoto during the Bakumatsu period. During the Boshin War, Katamori and the Aizu han fought against the Meiji Government armies, but...
served as Kyoto Protector, but his clan was later defeated in the Boshin War
Boshin War
The was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....
. The Aizu-Matsudaira survived the Meiji Restoration, and were ennobled with the title of viscount
Kazoku
The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947.-Origins:Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the ancient court nobility of Kyoto regained some of its lost status...
. Katamori's son Matsudaira Morio
Matsudaira Morio
Viscount was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy.-Biography:Matsudaira Morio was the son of Matsudaira Katamori, the former daimyō of Aizu-Wakamatsu domain in what is now Fukushima prefecture. He was born at the Matsudaira's Tokyo residence in 1878.Matsudaira graduated from the 28th class of...
served as an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
. The family survives to the present day. Isao Matsudaira, who was governor of Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
in the 1980s, was a descendant of this family. Princess Chichibu
Princess Chichibu
was the wife of Prince Chichibu of Japan.Princess Chichibu was born as Matsudaira Setsuko in Walton on Thames, England. She was the daughter of Matsudaira Tsuneo , Japanese ambassador to the United States and later to Great Britain , and still later, Imperial Household Minister and his wife, the...
Setsuko, the wife of Emperor Hirohito
Hirohito
, posthumously in Japan officially called Emperor Shōwa or , was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death in 1989. Although better known outside of Japan by his personal name Hirohito, in Japan he is now referred to...
's brother Prince Chichibu
Prince Chichibu
, also known as Prince Yasuhito, was the second son of Emperor Taishō and a younger brother of the Emperor Shōwa. As a member of the Imperial House of Japan, he was the patron of several sporting, medical, and international exchange organizations...
Yasuhito, was another.
Matsudaira as an honorific
Over the course of the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate granted the use of the Matsudaira surname to certain families as an honorific. These families included both fudaiFudai
was a class of daimyo who were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa in Edo period Japan. It was primarily the fudai who filled the ranks of the Tokugawa administration.-Origins:...
and tozama
Tozama
A ' was a daimyo who was considered an outsider by the rulers of Japan. The term came into use in the Kamakura period and continued until the end of the Edo period.-Edo period:...
daimyo families. The Date clan of Sendai
Sendai Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Most of its holdings were contiguous, covering all of modern-day Miyagi Prefecture, small portions of southern Iwate Prefecture, and a portion of northeastern Fukushima Prefecture. The domain's capital, and the ruling family's castle, were located in what...
, the Shimazu clan
Shimazu clan
The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.The Shimazu were identified as one of the tozama or outsider daimyō clans in contrast with the fudai or insider clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan,The Shimazu were...
of Satsuma, the Mōri clan
Mori clan
The Mōri clan was a family of daimyō, descended from Ōe no Hiromoto and established themselves in Aki Province. Their name was derived from a shōen in Mōri, Aikō District, Sagami Province. The generation of Hiromoto began to name themselves Mōri.After the Jōkyū War, Mōri was appointed to the jitō...
of Choshu, the Maeda clan
Maeda clan
The was a branch of the Sugawara clan who descended from Sugawara no Kiyotomo and Sugawara no Michizane in the eighth and ninth centuries. It was one of the most powerful samurai families in Japan and they were second only to the Tokugawa clan in rice production and fief size...
of Kaga
Kaga Domain
The was a powerful feudal domain in Kaga, Noto and Etchū Provinces of Japan during the Edo period. The domain was founded by Maeda Toshiie and headed by the Maeda clan. Its income rating, over 1,000,000 koku, was the highest in the nation after the Tokugawa shogunate itself...
(and its branches at Daishōji and Toyama), the Yamanouchi clan of Tosa
Tosa Domain
The was a feudal domain in Tosa Province of Japan during the Edo period. Its official name is . Some from the domain played important roles in events in the late Tokugawa shogunate...
, the Kuroda clan of Fukuoka, the Asano clan of Hiroshima (and its branch at Hiroshima-shinden), the Nabeshima of Saga, the Ikeda of Tottori (as well as its branches of Okayama, Shikano, Wakazakura, Hirafuku, as well as hatamoto-level Ikeda), and the Hachisuka of Tokushima were all tozama families that had the use of the Matsudaira surname. The Yanagisawa clan of Yamato and Honjō clan of Miyazu
Miyazu Domain
The ' was a Japanese domain of the Edo period, located in Tango Province .-List of lords:*Kyōgoku clan, 1600-1666 #Takatomo#Takahiro#Takakuni*Tenryō, 1666-1669...
were two fudai families among those who had the right to use the Matsudaira surname. In addition, if a Tokugawa princess married into another family, her husband had the right to use the Matsudaira surname and the Tokugawa crest for one generation.
Matsudaira in the present day
Prominent Matsudaira in the present day include Matsudaira Ryūmon (actor) and Matsudaira Sadatomo (anchor for NHKNHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
), among others.
Main line (Tokugawa shogun)
- Serata Arichika
- Matsudaira Chikauji
- Matsudaira Yasuuji
- Matsudaira Nobumitsu
- Matsudaira Chikatada (1431-1501)
- Matsudaira Nagachika (1473-1544)
- Matsudaira Nobutada (1486-1531)
- Matsudaira KiyoyasuMatsudaira Kiyoyasuwas the 7th lord over the Matsudaira clan during the Sengoku period of Japan. Kiyoyasu was the grandfather of the exceedingly famous unifier of Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Kiyoyasu soon gained control of the whole of the northern region of Mikawa province after the Saigo clan had surrendered after...
(1511-1535) - Matsudaira HirotadaMatsudaira Hirotadawas the lord of Okazaki Castle in Mikawa province, Japan during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. He is best known for being the father of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate....
(1526-1549) - Tokugawa IeyasuTokugawa Ieyasuwas the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
(1543-1616)
- Tokugawa HidetadaTokugawa Hidetadawas the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.-Early life :...
(1579-1632) - Tokugawa IemitsuTokugawa IemitsuTokugawa Iemitsu was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Iemitsu ruled from 1623 to 1651.-Early life :...
(1604-1651) - Tokugawa IetsunaTokugawa Ietsunawas the fourth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan who was in office from 1651 to 1680. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, thus making him the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.-Early Life :...
(1641-1680) - Tokugawa TsunayoshiTokugawa Tsunayoshiwas the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the younger brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, thus making him the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu....
(1646-1709) - Tokugawa IenobuTokugawa Ienobuwas the sixth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, thus making him the nephew of Tokugawa Ietsuna and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the grandson of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the great-grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-great grandson of Tokugawa...
(1662-1712)
- Tokugawa IetsuguTokugawa IetsuguTokugawa Ietsugu; 徳川 家継 was the seventh shogun of the Tokugawa Dynasty, who ruled from 1713 until his death in 1716...
(1709-1716) - Tokugawa YoshimuneTokugawa Yoshimunewas the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745. He was the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.-Lineage:...
(1684-1751) - Tokugawa IeshigeTokugawa IeshigeTokugawa Ieshige; 徳川 家重 was the ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.The first son of Tokugawa Yoshimune, his mother was the daughter of Okubo Tadanao, known as Osuma no kata. His childhood name was Nagatomi-maru. He underwent the genpuku coming-of-age ceremony in 1725...
(1712-1761) - Tokugawa IeharuTokugawa IeharuTokugawa Ieharu Tokugawa Ieharu Tokugawa Ieharu (徳川家治 (June 20, 1737 – September 17, 1786) was the tenth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1760 to 1786.Ieharu was the eldest son of Tokugawa Ieshige, the ninth shogun.-Events of the Ieharu's bakufu:...
(1737-1786) - Tokugawa IenariTokugawa IenariTokugawa Ienari; 徳川 家斉 was the eleventh and longest serving shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office from 1787 to 1837.-First wife:...
(1773-1841)
- Tokugawa IeyoshiTokugawa IeyoshiTokugawa Ieyoshi was the 12th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.He was the second son of the 11th shogun, Tokugawa Ienari, and appointed Mizuno Tadakuni to conduct the Tenpo reform....
(1793-1853) - Tokugawa IesadaTokugawa IesadaTokugawa Iesada Tokugawa Iesada Tokugawa Iesada (徳川 家定 (May 6, 1824 – August 14, 1858) was the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office for only 5 years, from 1853 to 1858. He was physically weak and therefore unfit to be shogun in this period of great challenges...
(1824-1858) - Tokugawa IemochiTokugawa Iemochiwas the 14th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office 1858 to 1866. During his reign there was much internal turmoil as a result of Japan's first major contact with the United States, which occurred under Commodore Perry in 1853 and 1854, and of the subsequent "re-opening" of...
(1846-1866) - Tokugawa YoshinobuTokugawa Yoshinobuwas the 15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful...
(1837-1913) - Tokugawa IesatoTokugawa IesatoPrince was the first head of the Tokugawa clan after the overthrow of the Tokugawa bakufu, and a figure in Japanese politics during the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan.-Early life:...
(1863-1940)
- Tokugawa IemasaTokugawa IemasaPrince , 2nd Prince Tokugawa Japanese political figure of the Taishō and Shōwa period. Seventeenth head of the former Tokugawa shogunal house, he held a variety of government positions, including ambassador to Turkey...
(1884-1963) - Tokugawa TsunenariTokugawa TsunenariPresent head of the main Tokugawa house. His great-grandfather by his birth family was the famed Matsudaira Katamori of Aizu...
(1940-)
Hoshina-Matsudaira clan (Aizu)
- Hoshina Masayuki (1611-1673)
- Hoshina Masatsune (1647-1681)
- Matsudaira Masakata (1669-1731)
- Matsudaira Katasada (1724-1750)
- Matsudaira Katanobu (1744-1805)
- Matsudaira Kataoki (1779-1806)
- Matsudaira KatahiroMatsudaira Katahirowas a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period, who ruled the Aizu domain. He succeeded family headship at age 4, and died at age 20. With his death, the direct line of descent from Tokugawa Hidetada came to an end.-References:...
(1803-1822) - Matsudaira KatatakaMatsudaira KatatakaJapanese daimyo lord, ruler of the 230,000 koku Aizu domain in Mutsu Province. Known in his youth as Keizaburō 慶三郎, he was born to Matsudaira Yoshikazu, the lord of the Takasu domain, in Mino. Adopted by Matsudaira Katahiro of Aizu, Katataka succeeded to the family headship, receiving the court...
(1806-1852) - Matsudaira KatamoriMatsudaira Katamoriwas a samurai who lived in the last days of the Edo period and the early to mid Meiji period. He was the 9th daimyo of the Aizu han and the Military Commissioner of Kyoto during the Bakumatsu period. During the Boshin War, Katamori and the Aizu han fought against the Meiji Government armies, but...
(1836-1893) - Matsudaira NobunoriMatsudaira NobunoriViscount was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who served as daimyō of Aizu Domain from 1868-69. Born the son of Tokugawa Nariaki of Mito, he was adopted by Matsudaira Katamori as successor. After a year of serving as daimyō, he resigned, allowing Katamori's birth son Keizaburō to assume...
(1855-1891)
- Matsudaira KataharuMatsudaira KataharuViscount was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who served as the daimyō of Tonami han in the early Meiji Era. Born the eldest son of Matsudaira Katamori, he succeeded Katamori's adopted son Nobunori in 1869...
(1869-1910) - Matsudaira MorioMatsudaira MorioViscount was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy.-Biography:Matsudaira Morio was the son of Matsudaira Katamori, the former daimyō of Aizu-Wakamatsu domain in what is now Fukushima prefecture. He was born at the Matsudaira's Tokyo residence in 1878.Matsudaira graduated from the 28th class of...
(1878-1944) - Matsudaira MorisadaMatsudaira Morisadais a retired Japanese businessman who is active in historical preservation. The grandson of Matsudaira Katamori, he spends a fair amount of time in Aizu...
(1926-) - Matsudaira Morihisa
Yūki-Matsudaira clan (Echizen)
- Yūki HideyasuYuki Hideyasuwas a Japanese daimyo who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods. Born the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, he established the Echizen Fukui Domain.-Birth:...
(1574-1607) - Matsudaira TadanaoMatsudaira Tadanaowas a Japanese daimyo who ruled the Echizen-Fukui Domain in the early Edo period. Tadanao was born Matsudaira Senchiyo, the eldest son of Yūki Hideyasu, by his concubine Lady Nakagawa. As his father Hideyasu died in 1607, Senchiyo assumed headship in the same year, taking the name Tadanao...
(1595-1650) - Matsudaira TadamasaMatsudaira Tadamasawas a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period. The 2nd son of Yūki Hideyasu, he succeeded the family headship following his brother Tadanao's forced retirement.He had a magnificent residence constructed outside Edo Castle.-References:...
(1598-1645) - Matsudaira MitsumichiMatsudaira Mitsumichiwas a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period who ruled the Fukui Domain. The second son of Matsudaira Tadamasa, he was the second lord of the domain after its official name change to Fukui.-Biography:...
(1636-1674) - Matsudaira MasachikaMatsudaira Masachikawas a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period who ruled the Fukui domain twice, from 1674-1676 and from 1686-1710.-As Matsudaira Masachika:Masachika was born on May 31, 1640, the 5th son of Matsudaira Tadamasa. In 1645, when his brother Mitsumichi succeeded their father as lord of Fukui, Masachika...
(1640-1711)
- Matsudaira TsunamasaMatsudaira Tsunamasawas a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period who ruled the Fukui Domain. Born in Edo, the eldest son of Matsudaira Masakatsu . After the succession dispute with his uncle Masachika, the latter resigned, and allowed Tsunamasa to become lord of Fukui...
(1661-1699) - Yoshinori (the former MasachikaMatsudaira Masachikawas a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period who ruled the Fukui domain twice, from 1674-1676 and from 1686-1710.-As Matsudaira Masachika:Masachika was born on May 31, 1640, the 5th son of Matsudaira Tadamasa. In 1645, when his brother Mitsumichi succeeded their father as lord of Fukui, Masachika...
) - Matsudaira YoshikuniMatsudaira Yoshikuni (Fukui)was a Japanese daimyo of the mid Edo period who ruled the Fukui Domain. 6th son of Matsudaira Masakatsu. Born in Edo in 1681, he was first known as Katsuchiyo. Famed as a lover of sumo...
(1681-1722) - Matsudaira MunemasaMatsudaira Munemasawas a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Fukui Domain. He succeeded to the headship of the Matsudaira family of Matsuoka, before being chosen as the next lord of the Fukui Domain. Upon becoming lord of Fukui, Matsuoka ceased to exist and its holdings were reabsorbed into the Fukui...
(1675-1724) - Matsudaira Munenori (1715-1749)
- Matsudaira ShigemasaMatsudaira Shigemasa' was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Fukui Domain.-References:...
(1743-1758) - Matsudaira Shigetomi (1748-1809)
- Matsudaira HaruyoshiMatsudaira Haruyoshi' was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Fukui Domain.-References:...
(1768-1826) - Matsudaira NaritsuguMatsudaira Naritsugu' was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period who ruled the Fukui Domain.-References:...
(1811-1835) - Matsudaira NarisawaMatsudaira Narisawawas a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Fukui Domain. He was the 22nd son of Tokugawa Ienari....
(1820-1838)
- Matsudaira YoshinagaMatsudaira Yoshinaga, also known as Matsudaira Keiei, was the 14th head of Fukui Domain during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and politician of the Meiji era. "Yoshinaga" is his imina and "Shungaku" is his gō...
(1828-1890) - Matsudaira MochiakiMatsudaira MochiakiMarquis was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period. He first ruled the Itoigawa Domain, before being adopted by Matsudaira Yoshinaga as his successor for the position of ruler of the Fukui Domain...
(1836-1890)
Ochi-Matsudaira clan (Hamada)
- Matsudaira Kiyotake (1663-1724)
- Matsudaira Takemasa (1702-1728)
- Matsudaira Takemoto (1714-1779)
- Matsudaira Takehiro (1754-1789)
- Matsudaira Nariatsu (1783-1839)
- Matsudaira Takeoki (1827-1842)
- Matsudaira Takeshige (1825-1847)
- Matsudaira Takeakira (1842-1882)
- Matsudaira Takenaga
Hisamatsu-Matsudaira clan (Kuwana)
- Matsudaira Sadatsuna (1592-1652)
- Matsudaira Sadayoshi (1632-1657)
- Matsudaira Sadashige (1644-1717)
- Matsudaira Sadamichi (1677-1718)
- Matsudaira Sadateru (1704-1725)
- Matsudaira Sadanori (1680-1727)
- Matsudaira Sadayoshi (1709-1770)
- Matsudaira Sadakuni (1720-1790)
- Matsudaira SadanobuMatsudaira SadanobuJapanese daimyo of the mid-Edo period, famous for his financial reforms which saved the Shirakawa Domain, and the similar reforms he undertook during his tenure as chief senior councilor of the Tokugawa Shogunate, from 1787 to 1793....
(1759-1829) - Matsudaira Sadanaga (1791-1838)
- Matsudaira Sadakazu (1812-1841)
- Matsudaira Sadamichi (1831-1859)
- Matsudaira SadaakiMatsudaira Sadaakiwas a Japanese daimyo of the Bakumatsu period, who was the last ruler of the Kuwana Domain. Sadaaki was the adopted heir of Matsudaira Sadamichi, the descendant of Sadatsuna, the third son of Hisamatsu Sadakutsu , who was Tokugawa Ieyasu's brother. His family was known as the Hisamatsu Matsudaira...
(1847-1908) - Matsudaira Sadanori (1857-1899)
Ogyū-Matsudaira clan (Okutono)
- Matsudaira Sanetsugu
- Matsudaira Noritsugu (1632-1687)
- Matsudaira Norinari (1658-1703)
- Matsudaira Norizane (1686-1716)
- Matsudaira Mitsunori (1716-1742)
- Matsudaira Noriyasu (1739-1783)
- Matsudaira Noritomo (1760-1824)
- Matsudaira Noritada (1777-1818)
- Matsudaira Noriyoshi (1791-1827)
- Matsudaira Noritoshi (1811-1854)
- Matsudaira NorikataMatsudaira NorikataCount was the 8th and final daimyō of Okutono in Mikawa Province, and 1st daimyō of Tanoguchi Domain in Shinano Province. He served in the Tokugawa Shogunate in the positions of Rōjū and Wakadoshiyori, and became a leader in the Meiji government following the Meiji restoration as a politician. He...
(1839-1910) - Matsudaira Noritake