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*''Died: [[1722]]''

*''Died: [[1722]]''

Konoe Motohiro was a [[kuge|court noble]] and antiquarian, the head of the [[Konoe family]]. He was a son-in-law of [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]] and father-in-law of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Ienobu]]. Konoe was named ''[[Kampaku]]'' in [[1690]], and ''[[Dajo daijin|Dajô daijin]]'' in [[1709]].  

Konoe Motohiro was a [[kuge|court noble]] and antiquarian, the head of the [[Konoe family]]. He was a son-in-law of [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]] and father-in-law of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Ienobu]]. Konoe was named [[Minister of the Left]] in [[1677]], ''[[Kampaku]]'' in [[1690]], and ''[[Dajo daijin|Dajô daijin]]'' in [[1709]].  

Motohiro lost his father and adoptive mother at a young age; his grandfather had been a younger brother of Go-Mizunoo who had been adopted into the Konoe family.

Motohiro lost his father and adoptive mother at a young age; his grandfather had been a younger brother of Go-Mizunoo who had been adopted into the Konoe family.

He married the 22-year-old [[Shinanomiya Tsuneko]], daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo in [[1664]], when he was 16. Initially, rather than move into his wife's mansion with her, he spent much of his time at the Konoe family residence, eventually arranging for a new home which he would share with the princess two years after their marriage.

He married the 22-year-old [[Shinanomiya Tsuneko]], daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo in [[1664]], when he was 16. Initially, rather than move into his wife's mansion with her, he spent much of his time at the Konoe family residence, eventually arranging for a new home which he would share with the princess two years after their marriage.

As the head of the Konoe family, he was obliged to serve a pseudo-priestly role in performing various rituals at or for the [[Fujiwara clan]] family shrine, [[Kasuga Shrine]]. As a result, he often had obligations to observe certain taboos at certain times, shying from for example meat or sex on certain days, and on occasion went away on spiritual retreats for more than a week at a time.

As the head of the Konoe family, he was obliged to serve a pseudo-priestly role in performing various rituals at or for the [[Fujiwara clan]] family shrine, [[Kasuga Shrine]]. As a result, he often had obligations to observe certain taboos at certain times, shying from for example meat or sex on certain days, and on occasion went away on spiritual retreats for more than a week at a time. Though he spent much time away from the house, whether as cause or effect of Shinanomiya spending so much time at the Imperial Palace, Motohiro also spent time quite frequently at Court. He is said to have been quite well-liked by Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Shinanomiya's mother [[Shin-Kogimon-in|Shin-Kôgimon-in]], Go-Mizunoo's consort [[Tofukumon-in|Tôfukumon-in]], and others, though all in this circle, Motohiro included, did not get along well with [[Emperor Reigen]].

 

The position of ''kanpaku'' (imperial regent) rotated among the ''[[gosekke]]'' (the five top noble houses), and in [[1682]], when ''kanpaku'' [[Takatsukasa Fusasuke]] resigned, Motohiro was the obvious candidate to succeed him, according to the rotation; however, he was passed over in favor of [[Minister of the Right]] [[Ichijo Fuyutsune|Ichijô Fuyutsune]], whether because of Reigen's attitudes towards Motohiro, or for some other reason.

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