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Hosokawa Mitsunao

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Hosokawa Mitsunao
細川 光尚
Head of Kumamoto-Hosokawa clan
In office
1641–1650
Preceded byHosokawa Tadatoshi
Succeeded byHosokawa Tsunatoshi
Daimyō of Kumamoto
In office
1641–1650
Preceded byHosokawa Tadatoshi
Succeeded byHosokawa Tsunatoshi
Personal details
BornOctober 26, 1619
DiedJanuary 28, 1650(1650-01-28) (aged 30)
NationalityJapanese
Parent
Military service
Battles/warsShimabara Rebellion (1637)

Hosokawa Mitsunao (細川 光尚, October 26, 1619 – January 28, 1650) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period. He was the grandson of the famous Christian convert (Kirishitan), Hosokawa Gracia. His great-grandfather was Hosokawa Fujitaka. His childhood name was Rokumaru (六丸).

Mitsunao was born in 1619, and was the eldest son of Hosokawa Tadatoshi.

In 1637, he joined his father in the effort to subdue the Shimabara Rebellion, and fought with distinction.

Succeeding his father in 1641, he became daimyō of the Kumamoto Domain.

Mitsunao's suppression of the Abe family's revolt in 1642 is famous, due to its fictionalization by Mori Ōgai.

Family

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  • Father: Hosokawa Tadatoshi
  • Mother: Chiyohime (1597–1649)
  • Wife: Shojōin, daughter of Karasuma Mitsukata
  • Concubines:
    • Seitai-in
    • Shimizu-dono
  • Children:
    • Hosokawa Tsunatoshi (1643–1714) by Seitai-in
    • Hosokawa Toshishige (1647–1687) by Seitai-in
Preceded by Daimyō of Kumamoto
1641–1649
Succeeded by

Ancestry

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