The is a Japanese clan which claims descent from Emperor Seiwa, and is a branch of the Minamoto clan. They were famous for their role as retainers of the Takeda clan in the 16th century. In the Edo period, the clan produced two '' daimyō'' families: one ruling the

Aizu is the westernmost of the three regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, the other two regions being Nakadōri in the central area of the prefecture and Hamadōri in the east. As of October 1, 2010, it had a population of 291,838. The princip ...

domain, the other one ruling the Iino Domain. The Aizu-Matsudaira were descended from

Hoshina Masayuki was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the early Edo period, who was the founder of what became the Matsudaira house of Aizu. He was an important figure in the politics and philosophy of the early Tokugawa shogunate. Biography Hoshina Masayuki was born ...

, a son of Tokugawa Hidetada, adopted by Hoshina Masamitsu. Matsudaira Katamori and Hoshina Masaari, two prominent figures of the Bakumatsu period, were members of the Hoshina clan.

Family head

# Hoshina Tadanaga # Hoshina Naganao # Hoshina Nagatoki # Hoshina Mitsutoshi # Hoshina Masatomo # Hoshina Masatoshi # Hoshina Masanori # Hoshina Masatoshi # Hoshina Masanao # Hoshina Masamitsu #

# Hoshina Masatsune (1647–1681) # Hoshina Masakata (1665–1715) # Hoshina Masataka (1694–1738) # Hoshina Masahisa (1704–1739) # Hoshina Masanori (1752–1815) # Hoshina Masayoshi (1775–1844) # Hoshina Masamoto (1801–1848) # Hoshina Masaari # Hoshina Masaaki # Hoshina Mitsumasa # Hoshina Masaoki # Hoshina Masanobu

References

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Hoshina history on Harimaya.com
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