Konoe Tsunehiro (近衛経熙)

Tsunehiro KONOE (28th March, 1761 to July 27,1799) was a court noble in the middle of the Edo period. His father was Uchisaki KONOE, and his mother Katsuko was a daughter of Muneharu TOKUGAWA, the Lord of Owari clan. His elder sister was Koreko KONOE, nyogo of Emperor Gomomozono. His legal wife was Princess Yasunomiya Taruko (Endaiin), a daughter (adopted child of Emperor Sakuramachi) of Imperial Prince Arisugawanomiya Yorihito. Among his children were Motosaki KONOE, and daisojo (highest-ranking Buddhist, director of temple affairs), Ryoshin.. Among his adopted daughters was Kodaiin (Tadako), who was a daughter of Shigehide SHIMAZU (the lord of Satsuma clan) and a wife of Ienari TOKUGAWA. His official rank was Junior First Rank Minister of the Right.

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