, son of regent Motohiro, was a ''

kugyō is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras. The term generally referred to the and court officials and denoted a court rank between First Rank and Third Rank un ...

'' or Japanese court noble of the

Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

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

Family

Parents *Father:

Konoe Motohiro , Tajimaru (多治丸) in his childhood, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). He held a regent position kampaku from 1690 to 1703. Motohiro was also a great-grandson of Emperor Go-Yozei through a junior line. ...

(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

Emperor Go-Mizunoo , posthumously honored as , was the 108th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional List of Emperors of Japan, order of succession. Go-Mizunoo's reign spanned the years from 1611 through 1629, and he was the first emperor to reign entirely d ...

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

Emperor Reigen , posthumously honored as was the 112th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 霊元天皇 (112)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', pp. 117 ...

**Lady Tokukun (徳君, 1686-1721), Wife of Tokudaiji Kintake (徳大寺公全), first daughter ** Konoe Iehisa (近衛家久, June 17, 1687 – September 11, 1737), first son *Wife: Machiriji Ryōshi (町尻量子), daughter of Machiriji Kenryō (町尻兼量) ** Takatsukasa Fusahiro (鷹司房熙, 6 September 1710 – 9 June 1730), second sonadopted of Takatsukasa Kanehiro **Konoe Hisako (近衛尚子, 1702 – 1720), Empress Consort of

Emperor Nakamikado , posthumously honored as , was the 114th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 中御門天皇 (114)/ref>Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', p. 1 ...

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

Tokugawa Tsugutomo was ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain during mid-Edo period Japan. Biography Tokugawa Tsugutomo was the 11th son of the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Tsunanari by a concubine, who was a commoner, his childhood name was Hachisaburo (八� ...

(徳川継友), fourth daughter *Unknown concubine **Takara (宝演, 1714 – 1733), third son **Shin-sei (信性, 1723 – 1787), fourth son ** Takatsukasa Hisasuke (鷹司尚輔, 1726 – 19 April 1733), fifth son **Masahime (政姫, 1699 – 1704), Adopted by

Tokugawa Ienobu (11 June 1662 – 12 November 1712) was the sixth ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, thus making him the nephew of Tokugawa Ietsuna and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the grandson of Tokugawa Iem ...

, 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