, son of Nijō Harutaka, was a ''

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'' or Japanese court noble of the

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(1603–1868). He was adopted by his brother Suketsugu as his son. He held a regent position kampaku from

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, and retired in 1863, becoming a

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Family

* Father: Nijō Harutaka * Mother: Higuchi Nobuko * Wife: Karahashi Meiko (1796–1881) * Concubine: unknown * Children: ** Empress Dowager Eishō by Meiko **

Kujō Michitaka , son of regent Kujō Hisatada and adopted son of his brother, Kujō Yukitsune, was a ''kuge'' or Japanese court noble of the late Edo period and politician of the early Meiji era who served as a member of the House of Peers. One of his daught ...

by Meiko ** Matsuzono Hisayoshi by Concubine ** Tsurudono Tadayoshi (1853–1895) by Concubine **

Takatsukasa Hiromichi , son of Kujō Hisatada and adopted son of Takatsukasa Sukehiro, was a kazoku Duke of the Meiji period who served in Imperial Japanese Army. Nobusuke and Nobuhiro were his sons. Family His son was Toshimichi Takatsukasa (d. 1966), who was mar ...

by Concubine **

Nijō Motohiro Prince , was a Japanese nobleman who served the Meiji government as a court official and member of House of Peers. Biography Nijō Motohiro was born in Kyoto as the eighth son of Kujō Hisatada. He was adopted by Nijō Narinobu, another of the ...

by Concubine * Adopted son: Kujō Yukitsune (1823–1859) adopted by Meiko

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References

* 1798 births 1871 deaths Fujiwara clan Kujō family Nijō family Japanese priests Regents of Japan {{japan-noble-stub