, son of Motomichi, was a court noble (''

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'') of the early

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. His sons include: Takatsukasa Kanehira, and

Konoe Kanetsune , son of Iezane, was a ''Kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the early Kamakura period. He held regent positions as follows: * sesshō (1237–1242) * kampaku (1242) * sesshō (1247–1252) With a daughter of Kujō Michiie Kujō Michiie (� ...

. In 1206 when Kujō Yoshitune died, he became the head of the

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and Sesshō. The same year he was appointed Kampaku. In the

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(1221) he opposed to

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, costing him the post. After the war he was reappointed Sesshō. * 1206 ('' Ken'ei 1, 3rd month''): Iezane becomes regent for the emperor.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). ''Annales des empereurs du japon'', p. 228. * 1206 (''Ken'ei 1, 12th month''): Iezane ceases to function as ''sesshō''; and instead, he becomes '' kampaku'' (chancellor). * 1221 (''

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3, 4th month''): Iezane loses his position as ''kampaku;'' and

Kujō Michiie Kujō Michiie (九条道家) (28 July 1193 — 1 April 1252) was a Japanese regent in the 13th century. He was the father of Kujō Yoritsune and grandson of Kujō Kanezane (also known as Fujiwara no Kanezane). He was the father of Norizane an ...

takes on the role of regent. * 1221 (''Jōkyū 3, 7th month''): The ''sesshō'' Michiie is replaced by Iezane. * 1221 (''Jōkyū 3''): In the winter of this year, Iezane is named '' Daijō Daijin.''Titsingh, p. 239. * 1223 ('' Jōō 2, 10th month''): Iezane ceases to be ''sesshō;'' and his title is changed to ''kampaku.'' * 1227 (''

Antei was a after ''Gennin'' and before '' Kangi.'' This period spanned the years from December 1227 to March 1229. The reigning emperor was .Titsingh, Isaac. (1834) ''Annales des empereurs du Japon'', pp. 238-241 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). ''Jinnō S ...

1, 2nd month''):

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raised Fujiwara no Nagako, the daughter of Konoe Iezane, to the rank of ''Chūgū'' (

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). She was somewhat older than the emperor, but he loved her madly.Titsingh, p. 240. * 1241 ('' Ninji 2, 11th month''): Iezane ordains as a Buddhist monk, taking the

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Enshin (円心). He died the following year.

Family

*Father: Konoe Motomichi *Mother: Daughter of Minamoto no Akinobu *Concubine: Daughter of Fujiwara Kishinobu **1st Son: Konoe Iemichi (近衛家通; 1204-1224) **3rd Son:

(近衛兼経;1210-1259) **1st Daughter:

Konoe Nagako Konoe Nagako (近衛長子; 1218 – March 9, 1275) also known as Takatsukasa-in (鷹司院),The Clear Mirror: A Chronicle of the Japanese Court During the Kamakura' was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Go-Horikawa (22 March 1212 ...

(近衛長子; 1218–1275), married

*Concubine: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tadayuki **4th Son: Takatsukasa Kanehira (鷹司兼平;1228-1294) **6th Son: Jizen (慈禅; 1231-1276) *Concubine: Daughter of Fujiwara no Tadayuki **7th Son: Matsudata (増忠; 1233-1298) **8th Son: Seikane (聖兼; 1241-1293) *Concubine: Daughter of Usa Hiromichi **9th Son: Satomi (聖実) *Unknown Concubine ** 2nd Son: Konoe Ietsuke (近衛家輔; 1208?-1221) **5th Son: Jitsusei (実静; 1230–?) **10th Son: another son

Notes

References

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