, son of regent Motohiro, was a ''

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'' or Japanese court noble of the

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(1603–1868). He held a regent position kampaku from 1707 to 1709 and from 1709 to 1712.

Family

Parents *Father:

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(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

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Consorts and issues: *Wife: Imperial Princess Ken'shi (憲子内親王; 1669–1688), second daughter of

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**Lady Tokukun (徳君, 1686-1721), Wife of Tokudaiji Kintake (徳大寺公全), first daughter **

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(鷹司房熙, 6 September 1710 – 9 June 1730), second sonadopted of

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**Konoe Hisako (近衛尚子, 1702 – 1720), Empress Consort of

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(中御門天皇), third daughter **Konoe Yasuko (近衛安己君, 1704 – 1725), Wife of

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(徳川継友), fourth daughter *Unkwon concubine **Takara (宝演, 1714 – 1733), third son **Shin-sei (信性, 1723 – 1787), fourth son **

Takatsukasa Hisasuke , son of Konoe Iehiro and adopted son of Fusahiro, was a ''kuge The was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese Imperial Court in Kyoto. The ''kuge'' were important from the establishment of Kyoto as the capital during th ...

(鷹司尚輔, 1726 – 19 April 1733), fifth son **Masahime (政姫, 1699 – 1704), Adopted by

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, second daughter **Lady Fusako (房子), fifth daughter

Notes

References

* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan.'' Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society
OCLC 194887
* 1667 births 1736 deaths Fujiwara clan Konoe family {{japan-noble-stub