Hotta Masasuke

The grave of Hotta Masasuke, Hotta Masanari, and Hotta Masatora, at Jindai-ji in Sakura

• Born: 1712/1/6
• Died: 1761/2/8
• Japanese: 堀田正亮 (Hotta Masasuke)

Hotta Masasuke was a daimyô of Yamagata han and Sakura han, who served as Jisha bugyô (Shrines Magistrate), Osaka jôdai, and a member of the rôjû over the course of his career. He was also known as a tea master of the Enshû school, and collector of famous tea implements.

He succeeded his adoptive father Hotta Masaharu to become lord of Yamagata han in 1731; after some time serving the Tokugawa shogunate as Jisha bugyô and Osaka jôdai, he was named to the rôjû in 1745. The following year, the Hotta clan was transferred from Yamagata to the 100,000 koku domain of Sakura han, in Shimousa province.

Following his death at the age of 50, in 1761, he was buried at Jindai-ji, in Sakura, and was succeeded as lord of Sakura by his son Hotta Masanari.

Preceded by Hotta Masaharu	Lord of Yamagata 1731-1745	Succeeded by Matsudaira Norisuke
Preceded by Matsudaira Norisuke	Lord of Sakura 1745-1760	Succeeded by Hotta Masanari

References

• "Hotta Masasuke," Nihon jinmei daijiten, Kodansha 2009.