, son of regent Nobuhiro, was a '' kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the
Edo period
The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characte ...
(1603–1868). He held a regent position kampaku from 1651 to 1653.
His mother was not recorded. His sister was the consort of
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
, also known as , was a Japanese daimyo who was known for his influence in the politics of the early Edo period. He was the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa (who in turn was the eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu) and succeeded him, becoming the sec ...
, the daimyō of
Mito Domain
was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. It was associated with Hitachi Province in modern-day Ibaraki Prefecture.Emperor Go-Yōzei. His consort was Second Princess (Onna-ni-no-miya), the third daughter of
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
was the 108th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Mizunoo's reign spanned the years from 1611 through 1629, and was the first emperor to reign entirely during the Edo period.
This 17th-century sovereign was n ...
, thus a cousin of Hisatsugu. With her he had a daughter who was the consort of
Fushimi-no-miya
The is the oldest of the four shinnōke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out.
The Fushimi-no-miya was founded by Prince Yoshihito, t ...
Prince Sadayuki ( 伏見宮貞致親王). With a servant he had a son, Motohiro.
Family
Parents
*Father: Konoe Nobuhiro (近衛 信尋, 24 June 1599– 15 November 1649)
*Mother: Court lady (家女房)
Consorts and issues:
*Wife: Second Princess (女二宮, Onna-ni-no-miya, 1625–1651), daughter of
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
was the 108th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Mizunoo's reign spanned the years from 1611 through 1629, and was the first emperor to reign entirely during the Edo period.
This 17th-century sovereign was n ...
**Lady Yoshikun (好君), Wife of Prince Sadayuki, first daughter
*Wife: Lady Yorin-in (瑤林院), a court lady
** Konoe Motohiro (近衛 基熈, 28 April 1648 – 13 October 1722), first son