Hachisuka Yoshishige

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Hachisuka Yoshishige (蜂須賀 至鎮) (February 20, 1586 – March 29, 1620) was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. His court title was Awa no kami. He married Manhime (1592–1666), daughter of Ogasawara Hidemasa and the great-granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu.[1]

Yoshishige fought during the Siege of Osaka at the Battle of Kizugawa.[2]

Family[edit]

  • Father: Hachisuka Iemasa
  • Mother: Jiko-in (1563-1606)
  • Wife: Manhime (1592–1666)
  • Children:
    • Hachisuka Tadateru by Manhime
    • Mihohime (1603-1632) married Ikeda Tadakatsu by Manhime
    • Shotokuin (1614-1683) married Mizuno Narisada by Manhime

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dening, Walter (1904). A New Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The Kyōbun-Kwan. p. 376.
  2. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (2012-06-20). Osaka 1615: The last battle of the samurai. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-84603-799-3.
Preceded by
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1st (Hachisuka) Lord of Tokushima
1601–1620
Succeeded by