, son of Kaneharu, was a ''

kugyō is the collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre- Meiji eras. The term generally referred to the and court officials and denoted a court rank between First Rank and Third Rank un ...

'' or Japanese court noble of the

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...

(1603–1868). He held regent positions sesshō from 1712 to 1716 and kampaku from 1716 to 1722. He married a daughter of

Emperor Go-Sai , also known as , was the 111th emperor of Japan, Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 後西天皇 (111)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', pp. 116. Go-Sai ...

; the couple had three sons, Morotaka, Yukinori and Naozane, and a daughter who later became a consort of

Tokugawa Yoshimichi was ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain during early-Edo period Japan. Biography Tokugawa Yoshimichi was the 10th son of the 3rd ''daimyō'' of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Tsunanari by a concubine, Hōju-in, who was believed to have been a commoner. His chi ...

, fourth head of

Owari Domain The was a feudal domain of Japan in the Edo period. Located in what is now the western part of Aichi Prefecture, it encompassed parts of Owari, Mino, and Shinano provinces. Its headquarters were at Nagoya Castle. At its peak, it was rated at ...

later known as Zuisho-in.

Family

*Father:

Kujō Kaneharu , son of Takatsukasa Norihira and adopted son of regent Michifusa, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). Unlike other members of the family, he did not hold regent positions kampaku and sesshō. He married a ...

*Mother: Tokihime *Wife: Imperial Princess Mashiko (1669-1738) *concubine: unknown *Children: **

Kujō Morotaka , son of regent Sukezane, was a ''kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). His consort was a daughter of fourth head of Hiroshima Domain Asano Tsunanaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the Edo period, who ruled the Hir ...

by Mashiko **

Kujō Yukinori , son of Sukezane and adopted son of his brother Morotaka, was a '' kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). He married a daughter of Tokugawa Yoshimichi (fourth head of Owari Domain) and adopted daughter of Tokugawa Tsu ...

by Concubine later adopted by Mashiko **

Kujō Naozane , son of regent Sukezane and adopted son of his nephew Tanemoto, was a '' kugyō'' or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). Michisaki was his son. He held court positions as follows: * Kampaku (1778–1779) * Sesshō (1779–178 ...

by Mashiko ** Kujo Sukeko married

by Mashiko

References

* 1669 births 1729 deaths Fujiwara clan Kujō family {{japan-noble-stub