Prince Motoyoshi

Prince Motoyoshi (元良もとら親王しんのう, Motoyoshi shinnō, 890-July 26, 943) was a poet and nobleman of the Heian period. One of his poems is included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu as number 20 in the anthology. Twenty of his poems were included in the Gosen Wakashū; a personal anthology entitled Motoyoshi Shinnō-shū (元良もとら親王しんのう集しゅう) is also extant.

Prince Motoyoshi

He was the eldest son of Emperor Yōzei. His wives included Shūshi, a daughter of Emperor Daigo, and Kaishi, a daughter of Emperor Uda.

Family

Parents

• Father: Emperor Yōzei (陽成ようぜい天皇てんのう, 2 January 869 – 23 October 949)
• Mother: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tonaga (藤原ふじわら遠とお長ちょう)

Consorts and issue(s):

• Wife: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tonaga (藤原ふじわら遠とお長ちょう)
  • Son: Prince Saji (佐さ時じ王おう)
• Wife: Imperial Princess Shūshi (修子のぶこ内親王ないしんのう; d.933), eighth daughter of Emperor Daigo
  • Son: Prince Sayori (佐さ頼よりゆき王おう)
• Wife: Imperial Princess Kaishi (誨子内親王ないしんのう; 894–952), daughter of Emperor Uda
  • Son: Minamoto Saigei (源みなもと佐たすく芸げい)
• Unknown Concubine
  • Son: Prince Sazai (佐さ材ざい王おう)
  • Son: Prince Seken (佐さ兼けん王おう)
  • Son: Minamoto Sahei (源みなもと佐平さへい)
  • Son: Minamoto Sachika (源みなもと佐たすく親おや)

References

• Peter McMillan (2008) One hundred poets, one poem each: a translation of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-14398-1

External links

• brief biographical notice