Konoe Iehiro

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Konoe Iehiro
近衛このえ
Chancellor (Daijō-daijin) of Japan
In office
12 February 1711 – 10 September 1710
Succeeded byKonoe Iehisa
Kampaku (1st)
In office
1707–1709
Personal details
Born24 July 1667
Japan
DiedNovember 5, 1736(1736-11-05) (aged 69)
Japan
Spouse(s)Imperial Princess Ken'shi
Machiriji Ryōshi
Unknown concubine
ChildrenLady Tokukun
Konoe Iehisa
Takatsukasa Fusahiro
Konoe Hisako
Konoe Yasuko
Takara
Shinsei
Takatsukasa Hisasuke
Masahime
Lady Fusako
Parent(s)Konoe Motohiro (father)
Imperial Princess Tsuneko (mother)

Konoe Iehiro (近衛このえ [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]

Family[edit]

Parents

  • Father: Konoe Motohiro (近衛このえ はじめ熈, 28 April 1648–13 October 1722)
  • Mother: Imperial Princess Tsuneko (常子つねこ内親王ないしんのう; 8 April 1642 – 17 September 1702), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo

Consorts and issues:

  • Wife: Imperial Princess Ken'shi (憲子のりこ内親王ないしんのう; 1669–1688), second daughter of Emperor Reigen
    • Lady Tokukun (いさおくん, 1686-1721), Wife of Tokudaiji Kintake (徳大寺とくだいじこうぜん), first daughter
    • Konoe Iehisa (近衛このえ 家久いえひさ, June 17, 1687 – September 11, 1737), first son
  • Wife: Machiriji Ryōshi (町尻まちじり量子りょうし), daughter of Machiriji Kenryō (町尻まちじりけんりょう)
    • Takatsukasa Fusahiro (鷹司たかつかさ ぼう熙, 6 September 1710 – 9 June 1730), second son[3]
    • Konoe Hisako (近衛このえ尚子しょうこ, 1702 – 1720), Empress Consort of Emperor Nakamikado (中御門天皇なかみかどてんのう), third daughter
    • Konoe Yasuko (近衛このえやすしおのれきみ, 1704 – 1725), Wife of Tokugawa Tsugutomo (徳川とくがわ継友つぐとも), fourth daughter
  • Unknown concubine
    • Takara (たからえんじ, 1714 – 1733), third son
    • Shin-sei (しんせい, 1723 – 1787), fourth son
    • Takatsukasa Hisasuke (鷹司たかつかさ しょう輔, 1726 – 19 April 1733), fifth son
    • Masahime (せいひめ, 1699 – 1704), Adopted by Tokugawa Ienobu, second daughter
    • Lady Fusako (房子ふさこ), fifth daughter

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

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