Tokugawa Yorifusa
daimyo of the early Edo period; 1st lord of Mito, founder of Mito branch (1603-1661)
Tokugawa Yorifusa (徳川 頼房; September 15, 1603 – August 23, 1661), also known as Mito Yorifusa, was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period.
Biography
Known in his childhood as Tsuruchiyomaru (鶴千代丸), he was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shogun with his concubine, Kageyama-dono later adopted as Okaji no Kata's son after his younger sister, Ichihime died. Yorifusa was first enfeoffed in the Shimotsuma domain (100,000 koku) from 1606 to 1609, before being transferred to Mito (Hitachi Province, 350,000 koku) in 1610, thereby founding the Mito branch of the Tokugawa house (the junior branch of the gosanke). A holder of the junior 3rd court rank (jusanmi), Yorifusa held the title of chūnagon (middle counselor), both of which he received in 1627.
Family
Father: Tokugawa Ieyasu
Mother: Kageyama-dono (1580–1653) later Yoju-in
Adopted Mother: Okaji no Kata
Wife, Concubine, Children:
Concubine: Hisa later Kyushoin (1604-1662), daughter of Tani Shigenori
Matsudaira Yorishige
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Concubine: Okatsu no Kata later Enrin-in, daughter of Sasaki Masakatsu
Michiko (1624-1664) betrothed to Matsudono Michiaki
Kamemaru (1625-1628)
Man (1627-1689) married Ota Sukemasa
Kiku (1628-1706) married Matsudaira Yasuhiro
Matsudaira Yoritomo (1629-1693)
Sen (1635-1681) married Maki Kagenobu
Matsu
Matsudaira Yorikatsu (1630-1697)
Concubine: Oya no Kata later Jokoin
Kiihime (1627-1631)
Kohime (1628-1717)
Matsudaira Yoritaka (1629-1707)
Matsudaira Yoriyuki (1631-1717)
Ritsu (1632-1711) married Yamanobe Yoshikata
Suzuki Shigeyoshi (1634-1668)
Concubine: Kitsuke later Gyokuho-in
Oohime (1627-1656) married Maeda Mitsutaka
Concubine: Tama later Shonshin'in daughter of Banzo Sokenjikyozen
Matsudaira Yoritoshi (1630-1674)
Concubine: Aii later Tsuji'in daughter of Tanya Yorifusa
Matsudaira Yoriyuki (1631-1664)
Matsudaira Fusaji (1633-1682)
Concubine: Toshi later Choshoin
Furi (1633-1667) married Honda Masatoshi
Take (1636-1637)
Ume (1638-1697) married Utsunomiya Takatsuna
Concubine: Nana later Shinje-in daughter of Oida Yasunao
Inu (1634-1675) married Hosokawa Tsunatoshi
Ichi (1639-1690) married Sakai Tadaharu
Concubine: Iku later Kashin-in daughter of Takano Kiyohyou
Kuma (1649-1709) married Ito Tomotsugu
Ancestry
References
Fukuda, Chizuru (2005). Oie-sōdō. Tokyo: Chūōkōron-shinsha.
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