Itakura Shigenori Explained

Itakura Shigenori
Nationality:Japanese
Order:2nd (Itakura) Lord of Fukōzu
Term Start:1639
Term End:1639
Predecessor:Itakura Shigemasa
Successor:none
Order2:1st Lord of Mikawa-Nakajima
Term Start2:1639
Term End2:1672
Predecessor2:none
Successor2:none
Order3:1st (Itakura) Lord of Karasuyama
Term Start3:1672
Term End3:1673
Predecessor3:Hori Chikamasa
Successor3:Itakura Shigetane
Order4:5th Kyoto Shoshidai
Term Start4:1668
Term End4:1670
Predecessor4:Makino Chikashige
Successor4:Nagai Naotsune
Birth Date:1617
Death Date:July 13, 1673

was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period.[1] Shigenori's daimyō family claimed descent from the Shibukawa branch of the Seiwa Genji. The Itakura identified its clan origins in Mikawa Province, and the progeny of Katsuhige (1542–1624), including the descendants of his second son Shigemasa (1588–1638), were known as the elder branch of the clan. Katsuhige was Shingeori's grandfather; and Shigenori was the eldest son of Shigemasa.[2]

Shigenori's youth was spent in Mikawa province. In 1615, Shigenori's father was granted yearly revenues from Mikawa in honor of his warrior conduct during the siege of Osaka.

Career of shogunate service

Shigenori was made governor of Osaka Castle[2] and then rōjū.[3] His served for a time as rōjū (1665–1668), and then he left Edo for Kyoto.[4]

He served as the shōgun's representative in the capital as the fourth Kyoto shoshidai in the period which spanned July 19, 1668 through April 3, 1670.[1] He returned to Edo for a second term as rōjū (1670–1673).[4] His service to the Tokugawa shogunate was serially rewarded in Fukōzu and Mikawa-Nakajima. In 1672, he was made daimyō of Karasuyama in Shimotsuke Province.[2]

His grandfather was the second shoshidai and his uncle was the third shoshidai. Shigenori followed their examples by joining his father as part of the shogunate's army during the Shimabara Rebellion.

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Notes and References

  1. Meyer, Eva-Maria. "Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". University of Tüebingen (in German).
  2. [Edmond Papinot|Papinot, Edmond]
  3. [James Murdoch (Scottish journalist)|Murdoch, James]
  4. [Ronald Toby|Toby, Ronald P.]