Oda Hidehito (Hidekazu) (織田秀一)
Hidehito (Hidekazu) ODA (1639 - September 9, 1687) was the third lord of Yanagimoto Domain in Yamato Province. He was the third head of Oda family (Naonaga line).
Eldest son of Nagatane ODA, the second domain lord. His mother was a daughter of Mitsumasa KOIDE. His lawful wife was a daughter of Arimune KOIDE (Honryuin). He had two sons; Hidechika ODA (eldest son) and Naritoshi ODA (second son, adopted son of Hidechika). His common name was Genjuro. His first name was Nagamori. He was awarded Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and appointed as Governor of Shinano Province.
He inherited the head of the family upon the death of his father Nagatane on January 16, 1644. He had an audience with Shogun Iemitsu TOKUGAWA on December 12, 1644. He was appointed as the assistant supervisor to the construction of the Kanda Bridge on July 14, 1646. He was allowed to enter his domain for the first time as the domain lord on May 27, 1660. He was conferred to Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and appointed as Governor of Shinano Province on February 16, 1662. He was ordered to send his retainers to patrol the territory of Miyazu Domain, Tango Province, on June 15, 1666, after Miyazu Domain's lord Takakuni KYOGOKU was deprived of his rank and fief. In 1667, he was ordered to protect Sunpu-jo Castle. In 1676, he was appointed as the officer of Mizuguchi-jo Castle, Omi Province. He died at the age of 49 on September 9, 1687. His posthumous Buddhist name: Enjo-inden Bairei Shigetsu Koji (円常院殿梅嶺指月居士).
He has a high reputation as daimyo; according to Dokai Koshuki (1690 compilation of reports of 243 daimyo), he "was highly talented, clever, understanding, fond of martial arts, did good deeds, respected retainers, was protective of his people, made decent judgment about punishment, and his domain was rich."