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[[1862]], Iemochi and Princess [[Kazunomiya]] ([[Emperor Komei|Emperor Komei's]] younger sister) wedded in a magnificent ceremony.
  
 
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  • Born: 1846
  • Died: 1866
  • Titles:Jusanmi Sakonoe Chujo,Shonii Gondainagon, Naidaijin, Ukonoe Taisho, Seii Taishogun, Juichii, Udaijin, Zoshoichii Dajodaijin
  • Childhood Name: Kikuchiyo, Yoshitomi
  • Japanese:徳川家茂 (Tokugawa Iemochi)

Tokugawa Iemochi was born in the Kishu Tokugawa residence in Edo, 1846. He became the head of Kishu Tokugawa at age 4. In 1858, he became the 14th Tokugawa Shogun by the recommendation of Ii Naosuke. It was the time of Bakumatsu, the Bakufu was pressurized by the inside(Sonno Joi) and the outside(Foreign countries). The Bakufu promoted marriage between the Imperial court and the Shogunate to stabilize Sonno Joi extremists. 1862, Iemochi and Princess Kazunomiya (Emperor Komei's younger sister) wedded in a magnificent ceremony.

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