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*''Japanese'': 千代姫 ''(Chiyohime)'' | *''Japanese'': 千代姫 ''(Chiyohime)'' | ||
| − | Chiyohime was the wife of [[Tokugawa Mitsutomo]] ( | + | Chiyohime was the wife of [[Tokugawa Mitsutomo]] (third lord of [[Owari han]]), and the daughter of Shogun [[Tokugawa Iemitsu]] & his concubine [[Ofuri-no-kata (d. 1640)|Ofuri-no-kata]]. |
In [[1652]], she commissioned the construction of the Jishô-in Mausoleum to host memorial services for her mother. The mausoleum, which survives today at the [[Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum]], is a valuable example of early [[Edo period]] architecture. | In [[1652]], she commissioned the construction of the Jishô-in Mausoleum to host memorial services for her mother. The mausoleum, which survives today at the [[Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum]], is a valuable example of early [[Edo period]] architecture. | ||
Revision as of 23:28, 30 September 2017
- Born: 1637
- Japanese: 千代姫 (Chiyohime)
Chiyohime was the wife of Tokugawa Mitsutomo (third lord of Owari han), and the daughter of Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu & his concubine Ofuri-no-kata.
In 1652, she commissioned the construction of the Jishô-in Mausoleum to host memorial services for her mother. The mausoleum, which survives today at the Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum, is a valuable example of early Edo period architecture.
References
- Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum pamphlet.
- Plaques on-site at Jishô-in Mausoleum at Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum.
