Maeda Yoshiyasu

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In this Japanese name, the surname is Maeda.
Maeda Yoshiyasu
前田慶寧
Daimyō of Kaga Domain
In office
1866–1871

Maeda Yoshiyasu (前田 慶寧, June 24, 1830 – May 22, 1874) was a late-

daimyō of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan, and the 14th hereditary lord of the Maeda clan
.

Yoshiyasu was born in

genpuku
ceremony. At that time, his name was changed from Toshizumi (利住) to Yoshiyasu.

In May 1864 he was sent to

Omi Province, far from the danger. While there, he unsuccessfully attempted mediate between the Chōshū samurai and the forces of the Tokugawa shogunate at the time of the Kinmon incident. This opened Kaga Domain to a charge of collusion with enemies of the state, and an alarmed Nariyasu had Yohsiyasu sent back to Kanazawa under house arrest
, which lasted until April 1865.

On April 4, 1866, on the retirement of his father, he became daimyō of Kaga Domain; however, he was only a figurehead as his father continued to control all power. Kaga Domain joined the imperial cause in the

Atami
on May 22, 1874, at the age of 43. He was posthumously elevated to Senior Second Rank in 1893.

Family

  • Father: Maeda Nariyasu (1811–1884)
  • Mother: Yō-hime, 12th daughter of Tokugawa Ienari (1813-1868)
  • Wives:
    • Takahime, daughter of Arima Yorinori (1832-1856)
    • Nori-hime, adopted daughter of Takatsukasa Masamichi (1846-1864)
  • Concubine:
    • Ofude no Kata
    • Orisa no Kata
    • Ouji no Kata
  • Children:
    • Yasuko (1864-1923) married Prince Arisugawa Takehito by Ofude no Kata
    • Maeda Toshitsugu (1858-1900) by Ofude no Kata
    • Michiko (1854-1899) betrothed to Matsudaira Katamori later married Sakakibara Masataka by Ofude no Kata
    • Tomohime (1856-1857) by Ofude no Kata
    • Hiroko (1869-1891) married Konoe Atsumaro by Ofude no Kata
    • Utsuhime (1862-1873) by Orisa no Kata
    • Sadako (1871-1955) married Konoe Atsumaro by Ouji no Kata

Ancestry

References

  • Papinot, Edmond. (1948). Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan. New York: Overbeck Co.
  1. ISBN 9780674564664
    .

External links
Preceded by 13th (Maeda) daimyō of Kaga
1866–1871 		Succeeded by
none
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