, son of regent Nijō Tsunahira, was a Japanese ''

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 ...

'' (court noble) of the

Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

. He held a regent position kampaku from 1736 to 1737. He married a daughter of the fourth head of

Kaga Domain The , also known as the , was a domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1583 to 1871.Maeda Tsunanori was an Edo period Japanese people, Japanese samurai, and the 4th ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan. He was the 5th hereditary chieftain of the Kanazawa Maeda clan. His childhood name was "Inuchiyo" (犬千代). Biogra ...

. Nijō Munehira was his son. Also, one of his daughters was a consort of Emperor Sakuramachi.

Family

Parents *Father: Nijō Tsunahira (二条綱平, 1672–1732) *Mother: Imperial Princess Masako (1673–1746; 栄子内親王), daughter of

Emperor Reigen , posthumously honored as was the 112th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 霊元天皇 (112)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan'', pp. 117 ...

and Empress Takatsukasa Fusako Consorts and issues: *Wife: Maeda Toshiko (前田利子), also known as Naohime (直姫, 16 November 1693 – 24 January 1749), daughter of

Maeda Tsunanori was an Edo period Japanese people, Japanese samurai, and the 4th ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan. He was the 5th hereditary chieftain of the Kanazawa Maeda clan. His childhood name was "Inuchiyo" (犬千代). Biogra ...

**Nijō Junko (二条淳子, 1713 – 1774) Wife of Imperial Prince Arisugawa-no-miya Yorihito (son of

), first daughter **Nijō Ieko (二条舎子, 1716 – 1790), Empress Consort of Emperor Sakuramachi, second daughter *Concubine: a Court lady (家女房) ** Nijō Munehira (二条宗熙, 27 December 1718 – 3 August 1738), first son *Concubine: Lady Rinshōin (理性院) **Ruimyoin Rikuni (瑞妙院日護尼, 1717 – 1746, Nun at Zuiryū-ji (Toyama), third daughter **Takashi (隆遍, 1721 – 1777), Priest at

Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples in the city of Nara, Japan. The temple is the national headquarters of the Hossō school. It is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, a World Heritage Site. H ...

, second son **Yūjō (祐常, 1723 – 1773), third son **Nijō Yoshiko (二条喜子, 1728 – 1745), concubine of

Nijō Munemoto , son of Kujō Yukinori and adopted son of Nijō Munehira, was a Japanese ''kugyō'' (court noble) of the Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the ...

(二条宗基), fourth daughter

References

* 1689 births 1737 deaths Fujiwara clan Yoshitada {{japan-noble-stub