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Konoe Iehiro

Konoe Iehiro

Japanese court noble


Konoe Iehiro (近衛 家熈[1], July 24, 1667 November 5, 1736), son of regent Motohiro, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). He held a regent position kampaku from 1707 to 1709 and from 1709 to 1712.[2]

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Family

Parents

  • Father: Konoe Motohiro (近衛 基熈, 28 April 1648–13 October 1722)
  • Mother: Imperial Princess Tsuneko (常子内親王; 8 April 1642 – 17 September 1702), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo

Consorts and issues:

  • Wife: Imperial Princess Ken'shi (憲子内親王; 1669–1688), second daughter of Emperor Reigen
    • Lady Tokukun (徳君, 1686-1721), Wife of Tokudaiji Kintake (徳大寺公全), first daughter
    • Konoe Iehisa (近衛 家久, June 17, 1687 – September 11, 1737), first son
  • Wife: Machiriji Ryōshi (町尻量子), daughter of Machiriji Kenryō (町尻兼量)
    • Takatsukasa Fusahiro (鷹司 房熙, 6 September 1710 – 9 June 1730), second son[3]
    • Konoe Hisako (近衛尚子, 1702 – 1720), Empress Consort of Emperor Nakamikado (中御門天皇), third daughter
    • Konoe Yasuko (近衛安己君, 1704 – 1725), Wife of Tokugawa Tsugutomo (徳川継友), fourth daughter
  • Unknown concubine
    • Takara (宝演, 1714 – 1733), third son
    • Shin-sei (信性, 1723 – 1787), fourth son
    • Takatsukasa Hisasuke (鷹司 尚輔, 1726 – 19 April 1733), fifth son
    • Masahime (政姫, 1699 – 1704), Adopted by Tokugawa Ienobu, second daughter
    • Lady Fusako (房子), fifth daughter

Notes

  1. According to the corresponding Japanese wikipedia article.
  2. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, p. 118.

References

  • Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
  • ネケト. 近衛家(摂家) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-18.



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