Tokugawa Yoshinao

Tokugawa Yoshinao
File:Tokugawa Yoshinao.jpg Tokugawa Yoshinao
1st Lord of Owari
In office 1610–1650
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Tokugawa Mitsutomo
Personal details
Born	(1601-01-02)January 2, 1601
Died
Nationality	Japanese
Spouse(s)	Asano Haru

In this Japanese name, the family name is Tokugawa.

Tokugawa Yoshinao (徳川 義直, January 2, 1601 – June 5, 1650) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period.

Biography

Born the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, his childhood name was Gorōtamaru. While still a young child, he was appointed leader of first the fief of Kofu in Kai Province and later the fief of Kiyosu in Owari Province. In 1610, he was appointed leader of the Owari Domain (present-day Nagoya), one of the most important regions in the country, thus founding the Owari-Tokugawa house. A holder of the 2nd court rank, junior grade (ju-ni-i), he had the title of dainagon (major counselor).

Yoshinao's principal wife was Princess Haru, the daughter of Asano Yoshinaga of Kii (whose family was later transferred to Hiroshima), and his concubines included Osai and Ojō no Kata. He had two children: Mitsutomo, who succeeded him as daimyo of Owari, and Itoko, who married Hirohata Tadayuki, a court noble.

Yoshinao began learning Shinkage-ryū from Yagyū Hyōgonosuke at age 16, and was named the 4th sōke at age 21.

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Gate to the Mausoleum of Tokugawa Yoshinao at Jōkō-ji, Seto

His remains were cremated and laid to rest at his mausoleum in Jōkō-ji (Seto).

References

• Tokugawa, Munefusa (2005). Tokugawa yonhyakunen no naishobanashi. Tokyo: Bunshun-bunko.

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Preceded by none

1st (Tokugawa) lord of Owari 1610–1650

Succeeded by Tokugawa Mitsutomo

This article incorporates text from OpenHistory.