Nabeshima Motoshige

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Nabeshima Motoshige
鍋島元茂
1st Lord of Ogi
In office
1642–1654
Succeeded byNabeshima Naoyoshi
Personal details
BornNovember 24, 1602
DiedDecember 19, 1654(1654-12-19) (aged 52)
NationalityJapanese
Parent
Relatives
Military service
Battles/warsShimabara Rebellion

Nabeshima Motoshige (鍋島 元茂, Nabeshima Motoshige, November 24, 1602 – December 19, 1654) was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo Period, who ruled the Ogi Domain.

He was the eldest son of

Tokugawa shogun Iemitsu
.

In 1642, Ogi Domain was founded and Motoshige became its first daimyō.

He died in the third year of Jōō (1654), and his son, Naoyoshi, succeeded him.

References

Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Preceded by
office created
1st Daimyō of Ogi
1864-1871
Succeeded by
Nabeshima Naoyoshi