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Tokugawa Iesato was the designated heir of the last shogun, [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], and succeeded him to become the first head of the [[Tokugawa clan]] following the fall of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. He served as president of the [[House of Peers]] from [[1903]] to 1933. | Tokugawa Iesato was the designated heir of the last shogun, [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]], and succeeded him to become the first head of the [[Tokugawa clan]] following the fall of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]]. He served as president of the [[House of Peers]] from [[1903]] to 1933. | ||
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| + | A son of [[Tokugawa Yoshiyori]] of the ''[[Gosankyo|Gosankyô]]'' [[Tayasu family]], Iesato became the 7th head of that family before becoming adopted as successor into the main line Tokugawa house.<ref>Gallery labels, Edo-Tokyo Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/46301267325/sizes/3k/]</ref> | ||
Shortly after the [[Meiji Restoration]], he left [[Edo]] for the [[Matsudaira clan|Matsudaira]]/Tokugawa ancestral home of [[Shizuoka prefecture]]. | Shortly after the [[Meiji Restoration]], he left [[Edo]] for the [[Matsudaira clan|Matsudaira]]/Tokugawa ancestral home of [[Shizuoka prefecture]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 1 February 2022
- Other Names: 安田亀之助 (Yasuda Kamenosuke)
- Japanese: 徳川家達 (Tokugawa Iesato)
Tokugawa Iesato was the designated heir of the last shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, and succeeded him to become the first head of the Tokugawa clan following the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He served as president of the House of Peers from 1903 to 1933.
A son of Tokugawa Yoshiyori of the Gosankyô Tayasu family, Iesato became the 7th head of that family before becoming adopted as successor into the main line Tokugawa house.[1]
Shortly after the Meiji Restoration, he left Edo for the Matsudaira/Tokugawa ancestral home of Shizuoka prefecture.
In 1877, he traveled to England to study.
In May 1910, he was invited to a luncheon held in his honor at the newly-founded Japan Society in New York.[2]
