Hosokawa Mitsunao

Hosokawa Mitsunao (細川 光尚, October 26, 1619 – January 28, 1650) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period. His childhood name was Rokumaru (六丸).

Family

  • 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

Biography

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.

Preceded by
Hosokawa Tadatoshi
Daimyō of Kumamoto
1641–1649
Succeeded by
Hosokawa Tsunatoshi

Ancestry

References


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