was the daughter of
Hoshina Masayuki, granddaughter of
Tokugawa Hidetada
was the second ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1605 until his abdication in 1623. He was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Early life (1579–1593)
Tokugawa Hidetada was bo ...
and great-granddaughter of
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fello ...
. In 1654, she married
Uesugi Tsunakatsu
was the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Yonezawa Domain in Dewa Province during the Edo period Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, and 19th hereditary chieftain of the Uesugi clan. His courtesy title was ''Harima-no-kami''.
Biography
Uesugi Tsunakatsu was they ...
, the third head of the
Yonezawa Domain
was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Yamagata Prefecture), Japan. It was centered at Yonezawa castle in what is now the city of Yamagata, and its territory extended over the Okitama District of Dewa Pro ...
. They had no children, so they adopted a son of Tsunakatsu's younger sister with
Kira Yoshinaka
was a ''kōke'' (master of ceremonies). His court title was '' Kōzuke no suke (上野介)''. He is famous as the adversary of Asano Naganori in the events of the Forty-seven rōnin. Although his name (義央) has been long pronounced as "Yoshi ...
. She died in 1658 because she was poisoned by her mother, Shoko-in (1620–1691).
References
1641 births
1658 deaths
Deaths by poisoning
Hoshina clan
Japanese murder victims
People murdered in Japan
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