, son of
Nijō Michihira and adopted son of regent
Michinori, 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
Muromachi period
The , also known as the , is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate ( or ), which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi ...
(1336–1573). He held a regent position
kampaku from 1358 to 1361.
Family
* Father:
Nijō Michihira
* Foster Father:
Kujō Michinori
* Foster Mother: Oomiya Suehira’s daughter
* Wives and children:
** Wife: Sanjo Sanetada’s daughter
***
Kujō Tadamoto
** Wife: Reizei Sadachika’s daughter
*** Kujo Noritsugu (1362-1404)
** Wife: Shakunyo‘s daughter
*** Kyōkaku (1395-1473)
** unknown:
***
Kujō Mitsuie
*** Dōson
*** Koen (1378-1410)
*** Jinku (?-1415)
References
*
1331 births
1400 deaths
Fujiwara clan
Kujō family
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