Nobuyoshi's mother, Shimoyamadono, was reputed to be a daughter of Takeda Shingen who had gone from Anayama Beisetsu to Tokugawa Ieyasu following the death of the former in 1582. He was given a 40,000 koku fief in Shimôsa and the name 'Takeda' in 1594.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005